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1. CHEM 870 Tutorial 5: Normal Modes and IR Spectroscopy

   Teaching Materials | 20 Dec 2021 | Contributor(s):: Nicole Adelstein

   The main goal of these activities is to calculate the infrared absorbance spectra of N2, O2, and CO2. CO2 is a green house gas, while the diatomics make up the majority of gases in our atmosphere. Much of this tutorial is taken from material and spectra (“Figure 2”) by Tom Shattuck at...

2. Mystery Molecules: Identifying Materials with Nanoscale Characterization Tools

   Teaching Materials | 18 Mar 2020 | Contributor(s):: Maude Cuchiara, NNCI Nano

    In this lesson plan, students will be given several similar looking materials and asked to identify them by observing them at the macro and micro-scale. They will then be exposed to different analytical tools and describe how they can be used to explore materials at the nanoscale. ...

3. Synthesis and Analysis of Silver/Gold Nanoparticles

   Teaching Materials | 01 May 2017 | Contributor(s):: Shelby Hatch, George C. Schatz

   This lab provides instructions for the synthesis of nanoscale silver colloidal particles along with questions to guide student thinking regarding the molecular-scale interactions between acids, bases, salts and sugar with the silver particles. A UV-Vis spectrophotometer (300-800 nm) is used to...

4. Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis, Spectroscopy, and Bacterial Growth

   Teaching Materials | 11 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s):: Pennsylvania State University, NNCI Nano

   Students will learn about the differences in physical propoerties at the nanoscale as compared to the same materials at the macroscale. The students will demonstrate the appropriate use of a spectrophotometer and will convert between different units of measurement. This unit assists students in...