Course Overview

General overview concerning the use of the tools of molecular,
macromolecular, sol-gel chemistries and physico-chemistry to elaborate
nanomaterials, control the organization and the properties of
self-assembled macromolecular structures and organic-inorganic hybrid
materials.
> Learning objectives:

- Know the main fabrication processes of inorganic nanomaterials
(quantum dots, metals, metal oxide).
-  Be able to describe the basics, fundamental chemistry and physics
of nanosystems.
- Know the basis of block copolymer self-assembly at the bulk state.
- Know the main properties and applications of block copolymer-based
materials as well as the main techniques to characterize them.
- Manipulate simple physico-chemical concepts to describe functional
hybrid materials.
- Know the main classes and applications of hybrid materials.
- Be able to propose different synthetic strategies towards
functional hybrid materials.

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

- Academic level: BSc / Master 1.
- Language prerequisites: English.

Grading Philosophy

- First Session

- Mid-term written exam of 1h30 (30% weight of overall mark)

- Final written exam of 3h (70% weight of overall mark)

- Second Session

- Written exam (70% weight of overall mark)

- Recall of the first session intermidiate evaluation  (30% weight of
overall mark)

Course schedule

1. NANOMATERIALS

- General introduction
- How to fabricate nanoparticles?
- Confinement effect on physico-chemical properties (catalytic,
optical, thermodynamic...)
- Importance of the shape at the nanometer range scale
- General conclusion

2. HYBRIDS

- Introduction to hybrid materials
- Class I hybrids
- Class II hybrids
- Hybrid materials for optics
- Intercalation chemistry - basic concepts
- 2D-hybrid materials
- Multifunctional hybrid materials
- Preparation routes and characterization of hybrid nanoparticles of
controlled composition and morphology
- Nano-objects as building blocks: towards new functional materials

3. SELF-ASSEMBLY AND SELF-ORGANIZATION OF BLOCK COPOLYMERS

- Generalities: incompatibility, phase separation, self-assembly
- From polymer mixtures to copolymers
- Bulk structure of "flexible-flexible" block copolymers (phase
diagram, order-disorder transition)
- More complex structures (multi-b locks, stars, "rigid-flexible",
cycles)
- Mixtures of copolymers and heteropolymers: compatibilization
- Commercialized and potential applications.

Course type

- Lectures and exercise sessions: 46 hours in total. - Practical session (English): 2 x 4 hours. - 105 Self-study hours: (60 hours private reading, 25 hours exam preparation, 20 hours preparation/report of practical session).

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information

> The teaching team is constituted of: M.Tréguer-Delapierre,
S.Ravaine, T.Toupance, R.Backov, G.Hadziioanou
> Bibliography:

- Functional Hybrid Materials, P. Gomez-Romero, C. Sanchez Eds,
Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2003.
- Hybrid Materials, G. Kickelbick Eds, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2007.
- Developments in Block Copolymer Science and Technology, Ian W.
Hamley, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2004.
- Nanoscience, P.Boisseau, P.Houdy, M.Lahmani Eds, Springer, 2007.

> This course is part of the Erasmus Mundus Master FAME (Functional
Advanced Materials Engineering)_ a_nd the EIT-labelled Master AMIS
(AdvancedMaterials for Innovation and Sustainability).

Duration: 8 weeks

Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face-to-face teaching

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