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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

305410 (v.1) Nanochemistry 302

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Area: Department of Chemistry
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 6.0
Lecture: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 4 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 8026 (v.4) Physical Chemistry 202 or any previous version
OR
8030 (v.4) Inorganic Chemistry 202 or any previous version
OR
8028 (v.4) Organic Chemistry 202 or any previous version
Syllabus: Theory and practice of molecular modelling. Interatomic potentials and ab initio methods. Applications to simulating nanoscale processes. Supramolecular chemistry and self-assembly of nanoscale structures including molecular machines. Selective receptors as the basis of molecular sensors. Scanning probe microscopy, visualisation and characterisation of materials on the nanoscale using both atomic force and scanning tunnelling microscopy. Generation of surface features using scanning probe microscopy.
Field of Education: 010500 Chemical Sciences (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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