Introduction to Nanotechnology (B)

Credits: 3

Instructors:
Dr. Chen, Kuei-Hsien (IAMS, AS), Dr. Hosseinkhani, Hossein (NTUST),
Dr. Chen, Chun-Wei (NTU), Dr. Chen, Li-Chyong (CCMS, NTU)

Class hour: Thursday 13:40-16:30 (the first class is on Sep 25)

Place: C. T. Chang Memorial Hall @ 4F of IAMS

Outline:

This course contains basic physics knowledge necessary for the understanding of modern nanoscience and nanotechnology. It is so designed as to lay a physical foundation for the students whose majors are Chemistry and Biology.

Textbook:

Edward L. Wolf: Nanophysics and Nanotechnology, An introduction to Modern Concept in Nanoscience (Wiley VCH, 2004)
ebook: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9783527618972

Schedule:tentative

Date	Topic	Lecture Notes
9/25	Introduction (Prof. Hossein)
10/2	Systematic of Making Things Smaller (Prof. Hossein)
10/9	What are limits to smallness (Prof. Hossein)
10/16	Self-Assembled Nano-Structure in Nature and Industry-1 (Prof. Hossein)
10/23	Self-Assembled Nano-Structure in Nature and Industry-2 (Prof. Hossein)
10/30	Quantum Nature of the Nano-world (Prof. CW Chen)
11/6	Practical work: visiting Nanomaterials Lab and Nano-Industry (Prof. Hossein)
11/13	Physical-based Experimental Approaches to Nanotechnology-1 (Prof. Hossein)
11/20	Physical-based Experimental Approaches to Nanotechnology-2 (Prof. Hossein)
11/27	Nanomedicine-1 (Prof. Hossein)
12/4	Midterm (Prof. Hossein)
12/11	Nanomedicine-2 (Prof. Hossein)
12/18	Bio and Nano-Electronic (Prof. Hossein)
12/25	Nano Materials for Thermoelectric (Prof. K.H. Chen)
1/8	Nano Materials for Photovoltaic (Prof. LC Chen)
1/12 (Mon)	Student Project-2 (Prof. Hossein) Classroom: R311, IAMS
1/13 (Tue)	Student Project-2 (Prof. Hossein) Classroom: R209, IAMS
1/15	Final Exam (Prof. Hossein)