| | Standard Course Syllabus | Course Supervisor | Date of Approval |
| | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Lu | July 10, 2003 |
| | 835.03 | Nanoscale Structures and Devices |
| | 2. | CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
| | Fundamentals and technology of nanostructures and the relevant devices; Engineering and physics of new devices, confined |
| | structures in two, one, and zero three dimensions, and their effects on more traditional devices are covered. |
| | Quarters of Offering | Credits | | Level | Class Meeting |
| | Wi Qtr (odd years). | 3 | G | 2, 1.5-hr cl |
| | Course Prerequisites |
| | Prereq: 730. |
| | 3. | PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC |
| | Electronic and basic optical properties of elemental and compound semiconductors; Physics and technology of |
| | semiconductor devices. |
| | Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite |
| | none |
| | 4. | Text(s) and Other Course Materials | Author(s) | Publisher |
| | No text |
| | References (supplemental reading) |
| | [1] "Transport in Nanostructures," by D.K. Ferry and S.M. Goodnick, Cambridge University Press, 1997. |
| | [2] "Nanotechnology," edited by G. Timp, Springer-Verlag, 1998. |
| | [3] "Quantum-Based Electronic Devices and Systems," edited by M. Dutta and M.A. Stroscio, World Scientific, 2000. |
| | [4] Selected current journal papers |
| | 5. | COURSE OBJECTIVES |
| | 1. Students will be able to appreciate, understand, and advance from a conceptual point of view of semiconductor based |
| | nanostructures and devices. |
| | 2. Students will be able to appreciate, understand, and advance from an experimental point of view of semiconductor based |
| | nanostructures and devices. |
| | 6. | TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES) |
| | Fundamentals of Reduced Dimensional Structures (Carrier transport processes in 2DEG, quantum wires, and quantum dots) |
| | (3) |
| | Fabrication of Nano-scale Structures (top-down and bottom-up) (3) |
| | Heterojunction Diodes and Transistors (1) |
| | Advanced Nanoscale MOSFETs (FinFETs and double-gate MOSFETs) (2) |
| | Single Electron Transistors (2) |
| | Quantum-Dot Lasers (1) |
| | Nano-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (NEMS) (1) |
| | Student Presentation on Selected Topics (2) |
| | 7. | CLASS MEETING PATTERN | (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.) |
| | 2, 1.5-hr cl |
| | Wednesday, April 23, 2008 05:28 PM |
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