MENA5020 ¨C Nanochemistry

Course content

Nanochemistry combine chemical and solid-state chemistry toward synthesis and characterization of? building blocks that depends on size, shape (faceting), surface, defects and chemical composition to engineer well-defined nanostructures with tailor-made functionalities.

The course discusses synthesis, characterization and application of presently important nanomaterials and perspectives for the future. Examples are taken from catalysis, energy applications and medicine.

Learning outcome

After completing this course, you can:

• describe how effects may emerge due to nano-dimensions of particles and how nanochemistry thereby differs from solid-state chemistry
• judge whether turning to a nanostructured material for a given chemical compound is likely to result in grossly modified chemical or physical properties
• describe principles of growth, preparation, modification and functionalization of nanomaterials/structures
• give examples of applications of nanochemistry and describe their advantages with respect to classical materials and device setups
• describe molecular self-assembly and exemplify links between nanoscience and biological systems
• describe methods to characterize nanostructures, including in-situ/operando techniques to explore the functionalities of the nanostructures at relevant conditions
• give examples of special risks pertaining to nanochemistry, and you can provide perspectives on future nanochemistry developments

Admission to the course

Students admitted at UiO must?apply for courses?in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may?apply to take this course as a single course student.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

Recommended previous knowledge

A Bachelor degree in MNB-MENA or Fornybar energi og nanoteknologi (bachelor) from the University of Oslo, or an equivalent background knowledge.

Overlapping courses

• 10 credits overlap with MENA9020 ¨C Nano-chemistry.

Teaching

The course duration is one semester. The teaching includes:

• 32 hours of lectures and
• 24 hours of exercises.

It is mandatory to attend the first lecture (including students on the waiting list). If you are unable to attend the first lecture, you must notify the Department of Chemistry before the start of the lecture, otherwise your course registration will be cancelled.

Examination

• Final oral exam which counts 100 % towards the final grade.

It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: MENA9020 ¨C Nano-chemistry

Examination support material

No examination support material is allowed.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

Resit an examination

Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are?offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.

Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass the original examination.

More about examinations at UiO

• Use of sources and citations
• Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
• Withdrawal from an exam
• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Explanation of grades and appeals
• Resitting an exam
• Cheating/attempted cheating

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.