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Advanced Nanotechnology (A)

Credits: 3

Lecturers: Dr. Wen,Yu-Chieh

Classroom: P101 Meeting Room,IoP

Class hour: Wednesday, 09:10-12:00

Course information:

This class is aimed to offer physical basis of nanoscience. The lectures are composed of two parts. In lectures before the midterm (Part. I), we will examine the effect of dimensionality on various physical properties of nanoscale systems. We will go through Chapter 1~10 (except Chap 4) of the textbook. After the midterm (Part II), we will have a few guest lectures that review the most up-to-date nanoscience studies from different technical aspects. This class is designed for students with reasonable familiarity in solid-state physics and undergraduate-level quantum mechanics, but a brief review on solid-state physics will be given in the first two weeks to set a common background for students. At the end of the semester, students will apply the acquired knowledge to study recent research articles, and to present it to the audience at an understandable level.

Syllabus:

Week	Date	Lecture Title	Instructor
1	Feb 20	Introduction and review of solid-state physics (I)	Yu-Chieh Wen
2	Feb 27	Review of solid-state physics (II) and relevant effects in nanoscale materials	Yu-Chieh Wen
3	Mar 06	March meeting week, no lecture
4	Mar 13	Carbon-based nanomaterials	Yu-Chieh Wen
5	Mar 20	Charge transport and nanoelectronics (I)	Chii-Dong Chen
6	Mar 27	Charge transport and nanoelectronics (II)	Chii-Dong Chen
7	Apr 03	Magnetism and magnetoelectronics	Shang-Fan Lee
8	Apr 10	Nano-optics	Laetitia Dalstein
9	Apr 17	Micro- and nano-mechanics	Yu-Chieh Wen
10	Apr 24	Micro- and nano-fluidics	Yu-Chieh Wen
11	May 01	Midterm
12	May 08	Selected topic: 2D materials	TBD
13	May 15	Selected topic: STM and its application to  surface science research	Tien-Ming Chuang
14	May 22	Selected topic: STEM studies on oxide heterostructure	Ming-Wen Chu
15	May 29	Selected topic: thermal conduction and thermoelectricity in nanoscale systems	Chih-Wei Chang
16	Jun 5	Study group oral presentation (I)
17	Jun 12	Study group oral presentation (II)

Textbook: 

Nanostructures and nanotechnology by Douglas Natelson, Cambridge University Press (2015)

Scoring:

One written midterm 40%
One final presentation 60%

Final presentation of paper study:

1. Each student should choose 1~2 publishing journal paper(s) and send it to the instructor (ycwen@phys.sinica.edu.tw) before 15th May.
2. The student should study the chosen paper(s) and prepare a power-point file for a 15-min presentation (plus 10-min Q/A) toward the end of this course.