Nano Science and Technology Program
 Taiwan International Graduate Program

Introduction to Nanotechnology (B)

Credits: 3

Instructor: Dr. Chun‐Wei Pao, Dr. Min‐Hsiung Shih, Dr. Chao-Cheng Kaun, Dr. Yun‐Chorng Chang, Dr. Chi Chen

Classroom: C101, Interdisciplinary Research Building for Science and Technology, AS (9/30 and 11/25 in 4B05)

 Class Hour: Monday 13:20-16:20

Syllabus 1: Dr. Chun‐Wei Pao

  1. (9/2) Applications of multi‐scale simulations to nanomaterials I
  2. (9/9) Applications of multi‐scale simulations to nanomaterials II
  3. (9/16) High‐dimensional universal approximation functions and their applications to nanomaterials

References: relevant literatures in each subjects

Syllabus 2: Dr. Min‐Hsiung Shih

  1. (9/23) The fundamental tools for photonic crystals
    • Quality factor of a cavity and photon lifetime
    • Different types of micro-cavities
    • Applications: lasers, LEDs and etc
    • Cavity QED
  2. (9/30: classroom in 4B05) Photonic crystal cavity laser
    • Defect modes inside the band gap
    • Quality factor of a cavity and photon lifetime
    • Different types of micro-cavities
    • Applications: lasers, LEDs and etc
    • Cavity QED
  3. (10/7) Photonic crystal waveguides and integrated circuits
    • Defect bands inside the band gap
    • Propagation loss issue
    • Different types of photonic crystal waveguides
    • Applications

References:

  1. J. D. Joannopoulos, R.D. Meade and J.N. Winn, Photonic crystals: Molding the follow of light (1995)
  2. J.‐M. Lourtioz et al., Photonic crystals: towards nanoscale photonic devices (2005)
  3. K. Sakoda, Optical properties of photonic crystals (2001)
  4. K. Inoue and K. Ohtaka, Photonic crystals: physics, fabrication, and applications (2004)
  5. A. Yariv and P. Yeh, Optical waves in crystals (1984)

Syllabus 3: Dr. Chao-Cheng Kaun

  1. (10/14) Electron Transport
    – mean free length, ballistic conductance, Landauer formula
  2. (10/21) Nanoelectronics
    – quantum well states, contact resistance, nanotransistors
  3. (10/28) Emerging Materials
    – nanoparticles, 2D materials, oxide films

References: relevant literatures in each subjects

Syllabus 4: Dr. Yun‐Chorng Chang

  1. (11/4) Standard nanofabrication methods
    –Electron beam Lithography, Focused ion beam milling, DUV/EUV lithography…
  2. (11/11) Low‐cost nanofabrication methods
    –Nanosphere Lithography, Nano‐imprint Lithography, Nano‐stencil Lithography…
  3. (11/18) Optical and electrical properties of nanostructured materials
    –Surface plasmon, Mie resonance, Metamaterials, Metasurface

References:  

Syllabus 5: Dr. Chi Chen

Spectroscopy of Nanomaterials and Near‐field optics

  1. (11/25: classroom in 4B05) Nano semiconductors: quantum confinement, excitons, quantum dots, and quantum wells.
  2. ((12/2) Nano carbons: C60, carbon nanotubes, graphenes, and nanodiamonds
  3. (12/9) Near-field optics: spatial resolution, near-field, experimental realization, and examples.

References: relevant literatures in each subjects