Number of credits: 3 units

Level: Ph.D.

Description:  The course consists of two parts; the first half of the course deals with the physics of the colloids, and the second half introduces some of the advanced colloidal nanoparticle systems and their growth and properties. For the first part topics such as surface tension, wetting, interparticle forces, electric double layer, electrokinetic phenomena and colloid stability will be covered. In the second part topics such as growth of metallic, semiconductor and oxide nanoparticles in liquids, nanoparticles surface modification, colloidal crystals and layer by layer self assembly of nanoparticles will be covered.

Textbook: Different parts of books and papers will be used for teaching. Most parts are from the following books:

- Colloids and Colloid Assemblies, Ed. Frank Caruso, Wiley 2004

 - Physics and Chemistry of Interfaces, H. Y. Butt, K. Graf and M. Kapple, Wiley 2006

- Surfaces, Inerfaces and Colloids, D. Myers, Wiley 1999

Requirements: Knowledge of Nanotechnology and growth methods of nanostructures considerably helps understand the course contents. MS. graduates of Physics, Chemistry and Materials Science will have minor problem in following the course.