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Class Announcements

• Thursday, Nov. 5 -- The requirements for the final project proposal have been posted here
• Tuesday, Nov. 3 -- The signup sheet for the final project presentation has been posted here
• Friday, Oct. 16 -- The list of chosen Wikipedia article titles has been posted here
• Wednesday, Oct. 14 -- New guest lecturer is announced. Prof. Deming Chen will give a lecture titled "From Nanodevices to Nanosystems". MNTL 1000 at 9:30 AM on Nov. 17th
• Wednesday, Sep. 30 -- The location of Dr. Walko's guest lecture on Oct. 15th has been changed to 104 Talbot (the normal class meeting location).
• Tuesday, Sep. 22 -- Lecture slides up to and including 'Nanowire formation' have been uploaded.
• Tuesday, Sep. 15 -- The class will have the following guest lecturers.
• Tuesday, Sep. 15 -- Homework #2 has been posted
• Wednesday, Aug. 26 -- Syllabus has been posted.
• Tuesday, Aug. 25 -- Class begins

Class Description

Class meets Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 to 10:50 AM in 104 Talbot
Fall 2009 course syllabus (pdf)

Lectures and discussion on current topics of semiconductor nanotechnology building block formation, characterization and device applications. Group IV, III-V and II-VI semiconductor nanowires, nanotubes and related nanophotonic and nanoelectronic device science and technology will be examined, with emphasis on compound semiconductors. The course starts with a brief overview nanotechnology in general then focuses on the synthesis methods of various building blocks, including an in-depth tutorial of applications of epitaxial growth (MOCVD/MBE) in nanostructure growth. The correlation between growth parameter variation with topography, microstructure, defect and impurity incorporations will be discussed. For nanostructure characterization, the focus will be on spatially and time-resolved optical characterization and its correlation with morphological, chemical and electrical properties. The discussion of nano-devices will be application-orientated with categories including energy conversion (photovoltaic, thermoelectric, etc.), light emission and detection (LEDs, lasers, and detectors), IC roadmap, and chemical and biological sensing etc. The course will conclude with discussions on perspectives on nano-device integration and manufacturing. Examples used throughout the lecture and discussions will be dynamic as the frontier of literatures continues to evolve.

Instructor

Teaching Assistant