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Introduction to the Master on Molecular Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Leveling basic concepts |
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Leveling basic concepts in Chemistry, Physics and Materials Science. |
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Fundamentals in nanoscience: concepts in nanochemistry and nanophysics. Characterization physical techniques |
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Fundamentals in nanophysics |
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Fundamentals in Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Thermodynamics. Introduction to Molecular Optics. Spectroscopy and image at the nanoscale; photonic materials fabrication; nano-bio-systems characterisation and control. Introduction to nanosystems simulation and computation. Introduction to nanoscale phenomena in thin films and interfaces |
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Fundamentals in nanochemistry |
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Nanomaterials vs. macroscopic Materials. Nanomaterials preparation methods: top-down and bottom-up approach. Methods for the preparation of thin films and molecular multilayers: chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), liquid phase deposition: spin coating, layer-by-layer, Langmuir Blodgett etc. Nanomaterials and nanostructures: nanoparticles, nanocomposites, thin layers and multilayers, nanowires, nanotubes and fullerenes, dendrimers. Molecular self-assembly and self-organization: supramolecular nanostructures |
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Characterisation techniques in nanoscience |
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Microscopy and spectroscopy techniques for characterizing nanostructures: resolution and typology of the information obtained; applications to molecular systems. Optical microscopies: confocal microscopy; NSOM microscopy (near-field scanning optical microscopy). Electronic microscopies: SEM (scanning electron microscopy) and TEM (transmission electron microscopy). Proximity microscopies. STM (scanning tunnelling microscopy). Surface study and atoms and molecular manipulation. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM): basic principles; measurement modes; elastic local properties measurement; application of AFM to nanobiotechnology: biomolecules, tissues and membranes images; other proximity microscopies: lateral force microscopy, magnetic force microscopy, electrostatics force microscopy. Spectroscopic techniques: photon spectroscopies, X-ray spectroscopy, electronic spectroscopy. Characterization and analysis techniques of surfaces: high energy electronic diffraction (RHEED) and low energy electronic diffraction (LEED); surface electronic spectroscopies: X-ray photoelectron (XPS) and Auger (AES) spectroscopy; surface mass spectrometries. |
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Molecular nanostructures and nanomaterials: preparation methods, properties and applications |
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Preparation methods I: Supramolecular chemistry and bottom-up approach |
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Basic concepts in supramolecular chemistry: non-covalent interactions nature; ion, molecule and biomolecule recognition; molecular self-assembly and self-association: biological examples; kinetics and thermodynamics aspects; self-assembly by coordination bonds; hydrogen and other non-covalent bonds. Molecular topology: catenanes, rotaxanes and knots. Molecular devices: molecular diads and switches, logical doors, sensors. Signal amplification and antenna effect. Nanoparticle synthesis. Tensoactives: monolayers, micelles, vesicles and capsules |
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Preparation methods II: Top-down approach for nanomanufacture |
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Optical lithography and electron beam litography. Fundamentals and limits; types of the resins used; pattern design and dimension measurements. Nanomanufacture by ion beams. Nanolithography by nanoprinting and microcontact: fundamentals, types of templates and printings. Methods based on proximity microscopy: local oxidation method and other nanolithographies based on AFM; molecules nanomanipulation; nanomanufacture and nanomanipulation based on STM and SNOM |
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Molecular nanomaterials |
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Molecular magnetic materials: design, synthesis, characterization and applications of i) magnetic nanoparticles obtained by molecular approach; ii) molecular nanomagnets (single-molecule magnets and single-chain magnets); iii) molecular magnetic multilayers; iv) bistable magnetic molecules. Materials with optical properties: liquid crystals, materials for non-lineal optics, optical limiters, etc.; supramolecular organizers typology and applications. Materials with electrical properties: molecular conductors and superconductors: electronic structures, organization on surfaces and on interfaces, properties and applications (chemical sensors, field effect transistors (FETs), etc). Carbon nanotubes: structures, properties, preparation and organization methods and applications. |
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Supramolecular chemistry use for preparing nanostructures and nanomaterials |
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Hierarchical self-assembly and auto-organization: functional nanostructures and supra-molecular materials with interesting physical or chemical properties; design of bio-molecular architectures; design of functional molecules and nanomaterials with a high level of communication with biological systems and its biomedical applications. Organization of supra-molecular structures in surfaces: Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). Use of self-assembled structures as templates for growing organic and inorganic nanostructures. Self-assembly of nanoparticles. Chirality in surfaces and its relevance in heterogeneous catalysis. Supramolecular polymers and block copolymers |
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Molecular electronics and magnetism: basic concepts, main advances and applications |
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Introduction to molecular electronics |
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Introduction and basic concepts of the electronics based on molecular materials and the singlemolecule electronics. Charge transfer and transport in molecular materials and nanostructures. Supramolecular electronic devices: circuits, diodes, transistors, etc. Singlemolecule electronic devices. Molecular machines. Molecular materials for optoelectronic devices: photovoltaic cells, OLEDS, etc; Device structures and types; physical principles; constituent materials; comparison with inorganic devices. Molecule based detectors, sensors and actuators with chemical and biological interest; chemical sensors based on metallic oxides nanostructures. Materials processing techniques and molecular device preparation |
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Single-molecule electronics |
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Experimental and theoretical studies of charge transfer through molecules and molecular cables. Optical properties and electronic spectroscopy of sinlgemolecule systems. Experimental studies of the mechanisms for energy dissipation |
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Molecular nanomagnetism |
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Research in magnetic nanostructures and magnetic interfaces through the magnetic force microscopy (MFM) and the magnetic resonance force microscopy (MRFM). Magnetic domains study with spin polarized STM microscopy. Experimental detection of the magnetic moment in singlemolecule systems. Molecular spintronics |
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Current topics in molecular nanoscience and nanotechnology |
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This course is integrated in the European School on Molecular Nanoscience. This school intends to provide a suitable framework to show and extensively discuss the state-of-the-art in the molecular nanoscience and nanotechnology |
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Initiation to research |
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Development of a research dissertation in this area |
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Master dissertation |
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Continuation of the research activity and dissertation defence |
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