Question

Nano materials

1/a. Outline the Quantum Confinement effects in quantum wells

b. Outline the density of states for 3D, 2D, 1D and 0D systems (use solid state physics text book to aid you

2/ Outline the use of nano gold in chemotherapy and outline Asbestos and possible nanotube parallels.

3/Outline three examples of unusual properties of Nano structured materials

4/What is a quantum well: give an example of structure, growth method to make quantum wells and quantum states i.e. outline quantization using diagrams

5/What is a Nanowire, give an instance of how you would make quantum wires. Could you use nanowires as materials to delivery drugs into the body?

6/Is florescence useful as a tool to image biology (for example cancer cells)? What is Surface Enhanced Fluorescence (SEF)?
7/Outline what you know about the electronic structure of graphene .

8/Outline two methods to make graphene

9/Outline what you know about the electronic structure of carbon nanotubes

10/Outline two methods to make carbon nanotubes

11/Outline the fluorescence/emission processes in carbon nanotubes and how this emission can be used in biology for imaging

12/Can carbon nanotubes are used to kill cancer cell

13/Outline what you know about Plasmonics .

14/Outline what you know about SERS Microscopy (μSERS) and Selective and Sensitive Localization of Proteins in Tissue Specimens

15/Outline what you know about single quantum dot experiments for Nitride based quantum dot materials - as outlined in the lectures

16/Outline how quantum dots can be applied to make Smart probes