COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NANOCARBON MATERIALS AND THEIR APPPLICATIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTH 3510 NANOCARBON MATERIALS AND THEIR APPPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MUSTAFA EROL

Offered to

Textile Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Computer Engineering
Mining Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to inform the student about the synthesis of carbon-based
nanomaterials and the structures synthesized/discovered since the beginning of the
nanocarbon era.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding carbon atom structure and its properties
2   To recognize nanocarbon materials and learn their derivatives
3   To understand the synthesis and production methods of nanocarbon materials
4   To learn Characterization methods and characterization devices of nanocarbon materials
5   To learn Nanocarbon materials' application in defense industry and similar critical areas

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course introduction, general concepts, nanomaterials basis.
2 Carbon chemical bonds and hybridization
3 Carbon chemical bonds and hybridization
4 Fullerene, Diamond (DLC, Synthetic diamond etc.) structures and features
5 Fullerene, Diamond (DLC, Synthetic diamond etc.) synthesis methods
6 Carbon nanotube (multi-walled, single-walled) structures and features
7 Carbon nanotube (multiwall, single wall) synthesis methods
8 Graphite and Highly Oriented Prolitic Graphite (HOPG),Graphene structures and properties/intercalatio
9 Graphene synthesis methods
10 Graphene Characterization
11 Mid-Term Exam
12 The Technologies and Defense Industry Applications of New Generation Graphene and other 2D Materials
13 The Technologies and Defense Industry Applications of New Generation Graphene and other 2D Materials
14 The Technologies and Defense Industry Applications of New Generation Graphene and other 2D Materials

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Rakesh Behari Mathur, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Shailaja Pande, Carbon
Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Structure, Properties and Applications (2017)
Supplementary Book(s): Y. Gogotsi (Ed.), Nanomaterials Handbook (2006).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing+Presentations+Examination

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + PRJ * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PRJ * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes will be evaluated with questions about these outcomes in the midterm,
presentation and final exams.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Lectures and examinations are carried out with respect to regulation of Engineering
Faculty of Dokuz Eylul University, named "Principles of Education and Examination
Practice.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

For the contact information of the lecturer of the course, get information from the
Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs.

Office Hours

For the contact information of the lecturer of the course, get information from the
Faculty of Engineering Student Affairs.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 88

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.5122324