Vision: Towards a Global Knowledge Hub, striving continuously in pursuit of excellence in

Education, Research, Entrepreneurship and Technological services to the society in the field
of ECE.

VAAGDEVI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

(Autonomous)
Bollikunta, Warangal – 506 005
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

COURSE PLAN
Subject Name /Code Nano Technology / A 9023
Course B.Tech
Semester / Sec IV Year I Semester / A&B Section
Course credit 3
Course Teacher Mr.M.Devadas
Course Coordinator Mr.M.Devadas

1. Pre-requisites:
None
2. Objectives:
 Understand the fundamentals of Nanotheory, necessary background for
applications in various industries.
 Learn the components of Nano materials in detail, and its working in different
applications
 Understand the general scientific concepts required for technology, Apply the
concepts in solving engineering problems,
 Explain scientifically the new developments in engineering and technology, and
get familiarized with the concepts, theories, and technological applications.

3. Course Outcomes:
1 CO-1:Understand the fundamentals of Nanotechnology
2 CO-2: Identify the importance of different classes of Nano materials.
3 CO-3: Develop an opinion on various synthesis and characterization techniques
involved in Nano technology.
4 CO-4: Summarize the general scientific concepts required for technology, Apply the
concepts in solving engineering problems.
5 CO-5: List the new developments in engineering and technology, and get familiarized
with the concepts, theories, and technological applications.

4. Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)

1 PEO-1:Be able to employable as hardware & software professionals in reputed
industries.

Mission: 
 To turn out full-fledged Engineers in the field of Electronics & Communication Engineering
with an overall back-ground suitable for making a successful career either in
industry/research or higher education in India and abroad.
 Imparting total quality education to develop innovative, entrepreneurial and professionals fit
for globally competitive environment. Fostering product oriented research for establishing
self-sustaining creative centers in ECE to serve the societal needs.
 Vision: Towards a Global Knowledge Hub, striving continuously in pursuit of excellence in
Education, Research, Entrepreneurship and Technological services to the society in the field
of ECE.
2 PEO-2:Be able to analyze the problems by applying the principles of Electronics
& Communication Engineering, mathematics, and scientific investigation and to
design and implement industry accepted solutions using latest technologies.
3 PEO-3:Be able to work productively in supportive and leadership roles on
multidisciplinary teams with effective communication and team work skills with
high regard to legal and ethical responsibilities.
4 PEO-4:Be able to embrace lifelong learning to meet ever changing
developments in Electronics & Communication Engineering.

5. Programme Outcomes (POs):

1. PO-1: Engineering Knowledge: An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics,
computing, science, electrical and electronics engineering.
2. PO-2: Problem Analysis: Identify, formulate, research literature, and analyse
complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first
principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
3. PO-3: Design / Development of Solutions: Design solutions for complex
engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the
specified needs with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, and
cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
4. PO-4: Conduct Investigations of Complex Problems: Use research-based
knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and
interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid
conclusions.
5. PO-5: Modern Tool Usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques,
resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and
modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the
limitations.
6. PO-6: The Engineer and Society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual
knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal, and cultural issues and the
consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
7. PO-7: Environment and Sustainability: Understand the impact of the
professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and
demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
8. PO-8: Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and
responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
9. PO-9: Individual and Team Work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a
member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
10. PO-10: Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering
activities with the engineering community and with the society at large, such as,

Mission: 
 To turn out full-fledged Engineers in the field of Electronics & Communication Engineering
with an overall back-ground suitable for making a successful career either in
industry/research or higher education in India and abroad.
 Imparting total quality education to develop innovative, entrepreneurial and professionals fit
for globally competitive environment. Fostering product oriented research for establishing
self-sustaining creative centers in ECE to serve the societal needs.
 Vision: Towards a Global Knowledge Hub, striving continuously in pursuit of excellence in
Education, Research, Entrepreneurship and Technological services to the society in the field
of ECE.
being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation,
make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
11. PO-11: Project Management and Finance: Demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to
one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in
multidisciplinary environments.
12. PO-12: Life-Long Learning: Recognise the need for, and have the preparation
and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest
context of technological change.

6. Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs):

1 PSO-1:Electronics and Communication Engineering Graduates will be able to:
2 PSO-2:To gain an in-depth knowledge about the working principles of
Electronics and Communication Engineering System.
3 PSO-3:To design, implement and build systems in Networking, Embedded,
VLSI, RF and Wireless Systems.
4 PSO-4:To apply knowledge in order to solve real time problems using the state
of the art hardware and software tools and to work in team with ethical and
social responsibility.

7 .MAPPING OF COURSE OUTCOMES (COs) WITH PROGRAMME OUTCOME

(POs):
Programme Outcomes
Course
outco P
PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PS PS PSO
me O
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 O 1 O2 3
1
CO 1 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 3

CO 2 2 3 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1

CO 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 3 2 3

CO 4 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 3

CO 5 3 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 2
High = 3; Medium = 2; Low = 1
8. Books:
1 Charies.P.pode, introduction to nanotechnology, springer publications.
Text
2 Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology-Bharat Bhusan.
books
3 Phani Kumar, principles of nanotechnology, scitech publications.
Mission: 
 To turn out full-fledged Engineers in the field of Electronics & Communication Engineering
with an overall back-ground suitable for making a successful career either in
industry/research or higher education in India and abroad.
 Imparting total quality education to develop innovative, entrepreneurial and professionals fit
for globally competitive environment. Fostering product oriented research for establishing
self-sustaining creative centers in ECE to serve the societal needs.
 Vision: Towards a Global Knowledge Hub, striving continuously in pursuit of excellence in
Education, Research, Entrepreneurship and Technological services to the society in the field
of ECE.
Reference 1 David Ferry ―Transport in Nano structures‖ Cambridge University press 2000.

books 2 Nanobiotechnology; ed, C.M.Niemeyer, C.A. Mirkin.

3 Nanofabrication towards biomedical application: Techniques, tools, Application
and impact-Ed. Challa S., S.R.Kumar, J.H.Carola.

9. Web Resources:
1.https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology/introduction/introduction_to_nanotechnology_
1.php
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanotechnology
3. https://www.nano.gov/nanotech-101/what/definition

10. Related Books and Magazines/ Journals:

1. Journal of Nanotechnology. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnt/
2. International Journal of Nanotechnology https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijnt
3. IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=7729

4. IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=4451717

5. The Magazine for Nanotechnology https://www.nanotechmag.com/

11. Lesson Plan:

Text/ No. of Cum. Teaching
Topic
Topic Name Referenc period no. of methodolo
No.
e Book s periods gy
UNIT I
Importance of nanoscale. PPT,
1. T1,T3 1 1 Chalk&
Talk
Nanostructure types. PPT,
2. T1,T3 2 3 Chalk&
Talk
Electronic,Magnetic, Optical Properties of PPT,
3. Nanomaterials. T1,T3 2 5 Chalk&
Talk

Mission: 
 To turn out full-fledged Engineers in the field of Electronics & Communication Engineering
with an overall back-ground suitable for making a successful career either in
industry/research or higher education in India and abroad.
 Imparting total quality education to develop innovative, entrepreneurial and professionals fit
for globally competitive environment. Fostering product oriented research for establishing
self-sustaining creative centers in ECE to serve the societal needs.
 Vision: Towards a Global Knowledge Hub, striving continuously in pursuit of excellence in
Education, Research, Entrepreneurship and Technological services to the society in the field
of ECE.
Top-down and bottom – up approach to PPT,
nanostructures. Chalk&
4. T1,T3 2 7
Talk

UNIT II
Quantum confinement of electrons in semiconductor T1,T3 PPT,
5 Nano structures. 1 8 Chalk&
Talk
One dimensional confinement (Quantum Wires). T1,T3 PPT,
6 1 9 Chalk&
Talk
Two dimensional confinements (Quantum Wells). T1,T3 PPT,
7 1 10 Chalk&
Talk
Three dimensional confinements (Quantum T1,T3 PPT,
8 dots). 1 11 Chalk&
Talk
Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs). T1,T3 PPT,
9 2 13 Chalk&
Talk
Fullerenes. T1,T3 PPT,
10 1 14 Chalk&
Talk
C60, C80 and C240 Nanostructures. T1,T3 PPT,
11 1 15 Chalk&
Talk
Properties (mechanical, optical and electrical) and T1,T3 PPT,
12 applications. 2 17 Chalk&
Talk
UNIT III
Physical Methods: Inert gas condensation T1,T3 PPT,
13 1 18 Chalk&
Talk
Arc discharge. T1,T3 PPT,
14 1 19 Chalk&
Talk
RF plasma, plasma arc technique. T1,T3 PPT,
15 2 21 Chalk&
Talk
lon sputtering, Laser ablation. T1,T3 PPT,
16 2 23 Chalk&
Talk
Mission: 
 To turn out full-fledged Engineers in the field of Electronics & Communication Engineering
with an overall back-ground suitable for making a successful career either in
industry/research or higher education in India and abroad.
 Imparting total quality education to develop innovative, entrepreneurial and professionals fit
for globally competitive environment. Fostering product oriented research for establishing
self-sustaining creative centers in ECE to serve the societal needs.
 Vision: Towards a Global Knowledge Hub, striving continuously in pursuit of excellence in
Education, Research, Entrepreneurship and Technological services to the society in the field
of ECE.
17. Laser pyrolysis,Molecular beam epitaxy. T1,T3 PPT,
2 25 Chalk&
Talk
18. Chemical vapour deposition method. T1,T3 PPT,
2 27 Chalk&
Talk
UNIT IV
Nano Scale characterization techniques: T1,T3 PPT,
Scanning probe techniques (AFM, MFM, STM, Chalk&
19 SEM, TEM), XRD 6 33 Talk

Nanodevices and Nanomedicine: Lab on chip for T1,T3 PPT,

20 bioanalysis, 1 34 Chalk&
Talk
Core/shell Nanoparticles in T1,T3 PPT,
21 drug delivery systems (site specific and targeted drug 2 36 Chalk&
delivery), Talk
cancer treatment, and bone T1,T3 PPT,
22 tissue treatment. 1 37 Chalk&
Talk
UNIT V
Nano and molecular electronics: Resonant- T1,T3 PPT,
Tunneling Structures, single electron tunneling Chalk&
23 2 39
Talk

Single Electron transistors, coulomb blockade, T1,T3 PPT,

24 1 40 Chalk&
Talk
glant magneto resistance, tunneling magneto T1,T3 PPT,
25 resistance. 1 41 Chalk&
Talk
T1,T3 PPT,
26 Nanolithography and nanomanipulation: e-beam 1 42 Chalk&
lithography Talk
SEM based nanolithography and nanomanipulation, T1,T3 PPT,
27 1 43 Chalk&
Talk
lon beam lithography, T1,T3 PPT,
28 1 44 Chalk&
Talk
29 oxidation and metallization T1,T3 1 45 PPT,

Mission: 
 To turn out full-fledged Engineers in the field of Electronics & Communication Engineering
with an overall back-ground suitable for making a successful career either in
industry/research or higher education in India and abroad.
 Imparting total quality education to develop innovative, entrepreneurial and professionals fit
for globally competitive environment. Fostering product oriented research for establishing
self-sustaining creative centers in ECE to serve the societal needs.
 Vision: Towards a Global Knowledge Hub, striving continuously in pursuit of excellence in
Education, Research, Entrepreneurship and Technological services to the society in the field
of ECE.
Chalk&
Talk
Mask and its application. T1,T3 PPT,
30 1 46 Chalk&
Talk
Deep UV lithography, T1,T3 PPT,
31 1 47 Chalk&
Talk
x-ray based lithography. T1,T3 PPT,
32 1 48 Chalk&
Talk

12. Content Delivery Methodologies:

 PPT
 Chalk & Talk
 Guest Lecture
 Video Lecture

13. Mini Projects/Seminar Topics/ Activities (Skill based):

 Seminar Topics:
o Energy Applications of Nanotechnology
o Nanolithography
o Fullerenes in popular culture
o Nanoring
o History of Nanotechnology
o 3-D Nanoimaging
o DNA Nanotechnology
o Applications of Nanowires
o Molecular Nanotechnology
o Nanofabrics
14. Additional Topics (Beyond Syllabus):
 Nano Imprint Lithography
 Soft Lithography
 Application of Nano Patterned Films and Surfaces

Mission: 
 To turn out full-fledged Engineers in the field of Electronics & Communication Engineering
with an overall back-ground suitable for making a successful career either in
industry/research or higher education in India and abroad.
 Imparting total quality education to develop innovative, entrepreneurial and professionals fit
for globally competitive environment. Fostering product oriented research for establishing
self-sustaining creative centers in ECE to serve the societal needs.
 Vision: Towards a Global Knowledge Hub, striving continuously in pursuit of excellence in
Education, Research, Entrepreneurship and Technological services to the society in the field
of ECE.
15. Industries/Site Visits:
 International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New
Materials.Balapur P.O,Hyderabad-500005,Telangana,India.
 Center for Nano Science and Technology , Institute of Science & Technology
,JNTUH, Kukatpally, Hyderabad- 500085, Telangana,India.
 Aarshadhaatu India Pvt.Ltd. #2-14-159/2, 11th Line ,Syamala Nagar Extn,
Guntur-522006, Andhra Pradesh, India.
16. Related Experiments:
 Atomic Force Microscopy
 Scan Tunneling Microscopy
17. Assignments and Tutorials:
Sl. Assignments / Tutorial Project Target Date
No.
1 Assignment I Project Review 1 30/09/2020

2 Assignment II Project Review 2 11/11/2020

3 Tutorial I 29/08/2020
4 Tutorial II 19/09/2020
5 Tutorial III 17/10/2020
6 Tutorial IV 07/11/2020
7 Tutorial V 21/11/2020

18. Mapping of CO with Assignments and Tutorials:

A/T/ AI A II TI TII T III T IV TV
CO
CO1 X X
CO2 X X
CO3 X X X
CO4 X X
CO5 X X
19. Assessment Plan for the Course:
Sl. No. Course outcome How Measured When Measured
1 CO1 MID I , A I, ES, After MID I , A I, ES,
2 CO2 MID I, A I, ES After MID I, A I, ES

Mission: 
 To turn out full-fledged Engineers in the field of Electronics & Communication Engineering
with an overall back-ground suitable for making a successful career either in
industry/research or higher education in India and abroad.
 Imparting total quality education to develop innovative, entrepreneurial and professionals fit
for globally competitive environment. Fostering product oriented research for establishing
self-sustaining creative centers in ECE to serve the societal needs.
 Vision: Towards a Global Knowledge Hub, striving continuously in pursuit of excellence in
Education, Research, Entrepreneurship and Technological services to the society in the field
of ECE.
3 CO3 MID I, MID II, A I, A II, After MID I,MID II, AI,A II,
ES ES
4 CO4 MID II, A II, ES After MID II, A II, ES
5 CO5 MID II, A II, ES After MID II, A II, ES
20. Sample Measurement Tools:
 MID Exam I
 MID Exam II
 End Semester
21. Assessment Methodologies:
Direct Indirect
1.Mid Marks 1. Student Feedback
2.Assignment Marks
3.External Evaluation Marks
22. Online Course:
Sl. No. Course Link
1 Soft Nano Technology https://swayam.gov.in/nd1_noc20_ch09/preview
https://nptel.ac.in/courses/103/105/103105122/
23. Test Portions:
S.No. Test No. Topic No.
1 MID Exam I 1-15
2 MID Exam II 16-32

Course Coordinator Academic Coordinator Head of the Department

Mission: 
 To turn out full-fledged Engineers in the field of Electronics & Communication Engineering
with an overall back-ground suitable for making a successful career either in
industry/research or higher education in India and abroad.
 Imparting total quality education to develop innovative, entrepreneurial and professionals fit
for globally competitive environment. Fostering product oriented research for establishing
self-sustaining creative centers in ECE to serve the societal needs.