Introduction to Nanoscience

(Winter 2015)

1. •Lectures: Class P101; Sat. & Mon., 9:30-11:00
   

2. •Tutorials: Class P101; Wed. 10:00-12:00
   

Lecturer: Ali G. Moghaddam

   

Teaching Assistant: Hanieh Esmailzadeh

Course's syllabus:

1. •Physics at small scales (examples: QDs, STM, Moore’s law, etc.)
   

2. •Nanostructures and nanofabrication technologies (Epitaxial growth, MBE, self-assembly, thin-films, etc.)
   

3. • Characterization techniques and microscopy methods at nanoscales (STM, AFM, TEM, etc.)
   

4. •Quantum and statistical fingerprints of nanoworld (Wave functions, eigenstates, quantum confinement, etc.)
   

5. •Semiconductor physics (overview of band structure & Fermi surfaces, p-n junctions, quantum wells and 2DEG)
   

6. •Electronic transport in nanodevices (Landauer-Büttiker formalism,  current fluctiations & noises)
   

7. •Coulomb blockade (QD, charging energy and Coulomb interactions, single electron transistors)
   

8. •Overview of nanochemistry and nanobiology
   

References:

1. •Nanophysics and Nanotechnology: An Introduction to Modern Concepts in Nanoscience, E. L. Wolf
   

          (2nd ed., Wiley-VCH, 2006). [main textbook]

1. •Introduction to Nanotechnology, S. M. Lindsay (Oxforf University Press , 2010)
   

2. •Transport in nanostructures, D. K. Ferry et al. (2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press , 2009)
   

3. •Comprehensive semiconductor science and technology, P. Bhattacharya et al. (Editors) (Elsevier, 2011)
   

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Homework Assignments:

         Any problem set should be retuned back with your solutions after two weeks.

Exams:

1. •Midterm exam: 14 Bahman1393
   

2. •Final exam: 20 Esfand 1393
   

Course's Evaluation: 

Final grades will be based on:

                      homework assignments (30%) + midterm exam (30%) + final exam (30%) + term paper (10 %)

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