Subject areas include (but are by no means limited to):

Synthesis of Nanomaterials:

1. Bottom-Up approaches

• Physical techniques- Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD): involves condensation of vapor phase species - Evaporation (Thermal , e-beam) - Sputtering - Plasma Arcing, - Laser ablation.
• CVD: Deposition of vapor phase of reaction species - PECVD (RF-PECVD,MPECVD)
• Self-assembled Monolayer : Electrolytic deposition, Sol-gel method, Microemulsion route, pyrolysis.
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2. Top-Down approaches

• Mechanical methods : cutting , etching, grinding - ball milling.
• Lithographic techniques: - Photo Lithography - Electron Beam Lithography.

Nanotechnology and Nanomaterial Applications:

• Nanomedicine
• Nanobiotechnology
• Green nanotechnology
• Energy applications of nanotechnology
• Industrial applications of nanotechnology
• Potential applications of carbon nanotubes
• Nanoart
• Nanotubes, nanowires, nanofibers, nanorods
• Nanoporous, mesoporous, and microporous materials
• Films, membranes, and coatings
• Nanofluidics
• Nanostructures modeling
• Nanocomposites
• Nanocatalysts