Chemistry of Polymer 3.00 Credit (3 hrs/wk)
Polymers: polymerization reactions, kinetics of polymerization reactions, characterization, solubility chart for identification of polymer, specific chemical tests for various polymers, thermal behaviours of polymers; DTA and TGA studies, mechanical behaviour of polymers, visco-elastic studies, size and shape of macromolecules, internal frictions, swelling phenomenon and crosslink density. Molecular weight determination using viscometry. Osmometry. Light scattering, ultracentrifuge and gel permeation chromatography. Methods to study tacticity, stereoregularity and crystallinity, Electrical resistivity and dielectric behaviour.
Chemistry of Materials 3.00 Credit (3 hrs/wk)
Concept and design of organic, inorganic and biomaterials. Types of chemical bonding in solid; ionic solids, metallic solids, covalent network solids, molecular solids. Crystalline state; crystal growth techniques, physical properties of crystal, bonding in crystalline solids. Amorphous state; sol-gel processing, cementitious materials. Properties, synthesis and structure-property relationship of metal, semiconductor, softmaterials and biomaterials. Materials characterization: optical microscopy, electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, NMR in material chemistry. Chemical approach for the design of fluids.
Advanced Topics in Chemistry 3.00 Credit (3 hrs/wk)
Hydrogels: polymer, preparation, mechanical properties, self-healing, adhesion, swelling
Supercapacitor: porous materials, activated carbon, electrochemistry, pseudocapacitor
Battery: cycle life, energy density, Li-ion battery, Na/K-ion battery