Note: PHY913 (301) is listed as a two-credit course. With 3 hours of lectures per week, the course topic will be covered in half a semester, as intended for a "Special Topics" course. The course schedule, with a rough description of topics, is listed below.
| Date | Topic | Slides |
| August 26 | Syllabus; Introduction to Nanotechnology I | F1-F27 |
| August 28 | Introduction to Nanotechnology II; Questions about Clusters |
F28-F76 |
| September 2 | Fullerene Synthesis; Graphite; Theoretical Techniques | F77-F112 |
| September 4 | Chemical Functionalization; Collisions; Melting; Superconductivity; Optical Properties | F113-F147 |
| September 9 | Surprises in Nanostructures; Synthesis, Morphology and Stability of Nanotubes | F148-F151, N1-N29 |
| September 11 | Growth of single-wall and multi-wall nanotubes; Mechanical, Electrical, Thermal Stability of Nanotubes; Transitions in Nanotubes | N30-N67 |
| September 16 | No Lecture | - |
| September 18 | No Lecture | - |
| September 23 | Excited-state dynamics; Energy cost of morphology changes; Electronic structure of straight and twisted nanotubes | N68-N110 |
| September 25 | Electronic structure and transport; Optical properties; Magnetism in nanocarbons; Basics of quantum transport | N111-N154 |
| September 26, 5:00-6:40 p.m. in 4270 BPS | Quantum transport in Nanotubes; Applications of Nanotubes | N155-N366 |
| September 30 | Applications and Outlook for Nanostructured Carbon Materials | N367-N582 |
| October 2 | Magnetism in Small Fe Clusters; Complex Magnetic Fluids;
Theoretical Techniques; Energetics and Dynamics of Structural Transitions in Dipole Aggregates |
M1-M43 |
| October 3, 5:00-6:40 p.m. in 4270 BPS | Vibrational and electronic spectra of molecules, clusters and solids | - |
| October 7 | Applications of Ferrofluids in Magnetic Memory and Drug Delivery; Current Research Topics; Discussion about Bottlenecks in Nanotechnology | M44-M59 |
| October 9 | Student Presentations I | - |
| October 14 | Student Presentations II | - |
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