Physics of Nanomaterials
General information:
- Physics of Nanomaterials module is available in first semester 2011/2012 academic year.
- Host Institution: University College Dublin
- Delivery mode: This course is available only to Dublin located students as there are on-site lectures at UCD:
- Monday: 15:00-16:50 (Sem1: All Weeks)
Course content:
Introduction to nanomaterials; physics of two-dimensional nanomaterials; properties in physics of carbon nanotubes and other one-dimensional nanomaterials; physics and properties of zero-dimensional nanomaterials; molecular nanomaterials; growth and systhesised methods, structural and optical characterisation, and device applications of nanomaterials. The application of nanomaterials to bio and life sciences will be covered.
Physics of Nanomaterials - Module Descriptor will be available soon
Lecturer: Dr. James Rice
School of Physics
University College Dublin
Current research areas :
- IR nanoscale chemical mapping and optical nanoscopy of biosystems
Scanning near-field microscopy provides an optical resolution beyond the diffraction limit of conventional microscopy. Combining scanning probe and optics enables IR absorption nanoscopy imaging with a resolution of l/150. We are currently applying IR nanoscopy to study biomaterials such as hemoglobin, proteins and lipids.
- Plasmonic materials for surface enhanced Raman and surface enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy
Applying optical microscopy to study processes using nanomaterials to enhance Raman or fluorescence signals and doing so by many orders of magnatude. This research aims to create nanomaterials to enable measurement of ultrasmall quanities of materials. This research is aimed at advancing biospectroscopy and bioimaging.
- Raman and flourescence from functional nanomaterials
Studying and controlling optical processes in 0D III/V quantum dot (QD) nanostructures for applications in quantum information processing and photovoltaics. Current research centres on studying exciton complexes at the single QD level using nano-optics, this research extends to controlling such processes using applied external electric fields and coherent electromagnetic radiation.
NanoPhotonics & Imaging Research Group webpage
ICGEE is funded by:
