KFC/NNM2 Nanomaterials 2

Lecturer: Radek Zbořil
Lecture: 2 hours/week
Credits: 3
Summer semester
Form of course completion: exam

• Mechanical properties of nanostructured materials
• Nanoelectronics, semiconducting nanoparticles, use of carbon nanostructures, nanoparticle architecture
• Nanoelectromechanical systems, nanorobots
• Nanostructured magnetically soft and hard materials
• Use of magnetic materials, nanomagnets, magnetic fluids, ferrofluid technology, magnetocaloric cooling, magnetic recording media
• Optical properties of nanostructured materials, nanopigments
• Nanomaterials for storage of energy, fuel cells
• Nanocrystalline meatal oxides as gas sensors
• Nanomaterials in photoelectrochemical applications
• Biomagnetic and magnetic separation and purification processes with the use of nanoparticles
• Use of nanomaterials in medicine, contrast agents for MRI, detoxication processes, use of magnetic nanoparticles for treatment of cancer diseases (hyperthermia), antimicrobial effects of nanoparticles, magnetic carriers
• Health, ecological and social impacts of nanotechnologies