Question 1:
a. Outline the Quantum Confinement effects in quantum wells
b. Outline the density of states for 3D, 2D, 1D and 0D systems (use solid state physics text book to aid you.
Question 2: Outline top down and bottom up methods for the creation of nanomaterials: in your answer give an example of each and state the differences between them?
Question 3: Outline the use of nano gold in chemotherapy and outline Asbestos and possible nanotube parallels?
Question 4: Outline three examples of unusual properties of Nanostructured materials?
Question 5: Outline the density of states for 3D, 2D, 1D and 0D systems (use solid state physics text book to aid you. This question repeats that for question 1b. It is important that this question be covered thus is asked twice.
Question 6: What is a quantum well: give an example of structure, growth method to make quantum wells and quantum states ie outline quantization using diagrams?
Question 7: What is a Nanowire, give an example of how you would make quantum wires. Could you use nanowires as materials to delivery drugs into the body?
Question 8: Is florescece useful as a tool to image biology (for example cancer cells)? What is Surface Enhanced Fluorescence (SEF)?
Question 9: Outline what you know about the electronic structure of graphene?
Question 10: Outline two methods to make grapheme?
Question 11: Outline what you know about the electronic structure of carbon nanotubes?
Question 12: Outline two methods to make carbon nanotubes?
Question 13: Outline the fluorescence/emission processes in carbon nanotubes and how this emission can be used in biology for imaging?
Question 14: Can carbon nanotubes be used to kill cancer cells?
Question 15: Outline what you know about Plasmonics?
Question 16: Outline what you know about Raman spectroscopy and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy?
Question 17: Outline what you know about SERS Microscopy (µSERS) and Selective and Sensitive Localization of Proteins in Tissue Specimens?
Question 18: How does size effect fluorescence or emission from quantum dots?
Question 19: Outline two methods to make quantum dots?
Question 20: Outline what you know about single quantum dot experiments for Nitride based quantum dot materials – as outlined in the lectures?
Question 21: Outline how quantum dots can be applied to make Smart probes?
Question 22: Outline how quantum dots can be applied to cancer imaging?