I study about nanoparticles using computer models to predict their behaviour and inform real life nanoparticle physics and chemistry.This work can be likened to carrying out a chemical experiment in a computer, rather than a test-tube. Instead of mixing reagents,program a computer with the quantum mechanical properties of the chemicals, hit 'start' and observe the molecular interactions that follow.
Computational nanotechnology is a powerful tool for understanding nanoparticle physics and chemistry. After carrying out a simulated experiment, theory is developed to explain the observed results, which is then validated by conducting a lab experiment. If the predicted results and the theor...