This course explores the structure of matter, focussing on condensed phases. Crystalline and amorphous materials as well as polymers and composites will be studied. Structural, mechanical, and electronic properties will be highlighted and the changes in these properties that are observed as the dimensions are reduced below 100 nm in size will be studied. Methods to fabricate nanoparticles, nanocomposites, thin films, polymers, ferrofluids, and other nanomaterials will be discussed.
