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Nanocarbons

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 9360-0151/05
Abbreviation UN
Course title Nanocarbons
Credits 4
Coordinating department CNT - Nanotechnology Centre
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Gražyna Simha Martynková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Carbon and carbonaceous materials: basic forms of carbon, description, characteristics.
2. Polytypismus graphite structure and structural disorders: basic concepts and structure, X-ray diffraction identification. faults.
3. Intercalated supramolecular structure based on graphite: Preparation and properties, interaction mechanisms.
4. The structure of diamond: Polytypismus, disorders, diamond nanocrystals. Synthesis of diamond, applications.
5. Magnetic forms of carbon: graphite, ferromagnetic, magnetic nano-foam structure and properties.
6. Evaluation of structural disorder: type definitions, the crystallite size Lc and La.
7. Thin films based on graphite and diamond: Atmospheric deposition of thin layers (CVD, CVI), Nanotribology, applications.
8. Fullerenes: Structure, properties, synthesis, extraction and purification, isomers, utilization.
9. Fullerides, fullerites, their formation and nanostructure: Fullerenes crystals and soot. Endohedral, substitution and exohedral fullerides, applications.
10. Carbon fibers: HM, LM and IM fibers, production and structure of fiber (PAN, pitch) nanofibers.
11. Nanotubular carbon: Forms, collapse graphene layers, synthesis and structure of the MWNT / SWNT, preparation technique. Intekalation, performance, nano-objects of the nanotube. 12. Pyrolytic carbon, active carbon, carbon black: structure, preparation and properties, synthesis (CVD), macro--, meso-, micro-and nanopores.
13. Composites: Polymer metal and carbon composites and carbon-carbon composites. Thermosets and thermoplastics for the matrix.

Literature

BHUSHAN, B. Handbook of Nanotechnology. Springer–Verlag, 2004. 1221 p. ISBN 3-540-01218-4.
NALWA, H.S. Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. American Scientific Publisher, 2004. Vol. 1. 875 p. ISBN 1-58883-057-8; Vol. 2. 918 p. ISBN 1-58883-058-6; Vol. 3. 944 p. ISBN 1-58883-059-4; Vol. 5. 894 p. ISBN 1-58883-061-6; Vol. 7. 942 p. ISBN 1-58883-063-2; Vol. 8, 903 p. ISBN 1-58883-064-0; Vol. 9, 961 p. ISBN 1-58883-065-9; Vol. 10. 909 p. ISBN 1-58883-066-7.
NALWA, H.S. Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology. Academic Press, 2000. Vol. 5. 783 p. ISBN 0-12-513760-5 .

Doporučená literatura

PANG,J.;BACHMATIUK,A.; IBRAHIM,I.;FU,L.; PLACHA D.;MARTYNKOVA, G.S. ...,CVD growth of 1D and 2D sp2 carbon nanomaterials,Journal of materials science 51 (2), 640-667, 2016