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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