310526 (v.1) Nanotechnology 201

Area:	School of Science and Computing
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	6.0
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Lecture:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 4 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	8024 (v.5) Analytical Chemistry 201 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):	7039 (v.5) Chemistry 101 or any previous version AND 302804 (v.3) Physics 101 or any previous version AND 305411 (v.3) Nanotechnology 101 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Carbon chemistry: fullerenes and nanotubes. History of their discovery, methods of synthesis, properties and applications in nanotechnology. Miniaturisation in electronics: microelectronic fabrication, basics of photolithography, nanofabrication, ion beam techniques. Thin films: chemical and physical deposition techniques, bottom-up and top-down preparation, applications of thin films in sensors and electronics. Miniaturisation in analytical chemistry: advantages and challenges of miniaturisation of analytical chemistry processes, microfluidics and flow analytical chemistry, Micro-Total Analysis Systems.
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Field of Education:	010301 Physics
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Supplemental *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

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Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External