Splošno o nanomaterialih: 
- razmerje površina / volumen, 
- termodinamske osnove, 
- skupine nanomaterialov: nanodelci, nanovlakna, plasti, (aero-)geli, nanostrukture, 
- metode sinteze. 
Sinteza nanodelcev: 
- termodinamske osnove nukleacije nanodelcev, 
- homo- / heterogena nukleacija, 
- kinetika rasti delcev, 
- problem aglomeracije, stabilizacija delcev, 
- pregled kemijskih in fizikalnih metod sinteze nanodelcev. 
Priprava plasti iz parne faze:
- vakuum, vakuumska tehnologija 
- podlage – površinska energija 
- nukleacija, epitaksija, mikrostruktura plasti, 
- pregled in primerjava metod. 
Priprava plasti iz raztopin: 
- sinteza plasti iz raztopin (sol-gel), 
- Langmuir-Blodgett, 
- nukleacija in rast plasti, 
- pregled in primerjava metod. 
Kserogeli, aerogeli. 
Nanostrukture: fizikalne in kemijske metode oblikovanja. 
Metode karakterizacije nanomaterialov.
				 
				
					
General introduction: 
- surface /volume ratio, 
- thermodynimcs, 
- grouping of nanomaterials: particles, nanofibers, films, (aero-)gels, nanostructures, 
- synthetic approaches (top-down, bottom-up). 
Synthesis of nanoparticles: 
- thermodynamics of nucleation, 
- homo- / heterogeneous nucleation, 
- growth of nanoparticles, kinetics, 
- agglomeracije, stabilization of particles, 
- chemical and physical methods of synthesis of particles.
Deposition of thin films from vapour phase: 
- vacuum science and technology 
- substrates, surface energy, types of growth from vapour phase 
- nucleation, epitaxy, microstructure, 
- methods of vapour deposition, comparison. 
Solution deposition of thin films: 
- sol-gel, chemical solution deposition 
- substrates, nucleation layers 
- nucleation, crystallization, evolution of microstructure 
- Langmuir-Blodgett, 
- Methods, equipment 
Xerogels, aerogels. 
Nanostructures: physical, chemical methods. 
Methods of characterization of nanomaterials.