Class notes PHT100 (PHT110) Engineering Physics, 1/e
Class notes PHT100 (PST100) Engineering Physics, 1/e
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NANOSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
,Nano Science
Nano Science------- Nanos (Dwarfs)
Science
Nano means
At this scale the properties of the material are found
to be different from those at the bulk form.
The concept of nanotechnology is introduced in the
year 1959 by the American Physicist Richard P
Feynman during his talk on
There is plenty of rooms at the bottom.
, The properties of the material
can be different at the Nano
Scale due to two main reasons:
1. Increased surface area to volume ratio
2. Quantum confinement
These factors change:
Mechanical properties
Optical properties
Electrical properties etc.
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