Nano Science and Technology Program
Taiwan International Graduate Program
Advanced Nanotechnology (A)
Credits: 3
Instructor: Dr. Ke, Chung-Ting (course coordinator)
Classroom: P101 Meeting Room, 1F, IoP
Class hour: Wednesday, 09:10-12:00, first class on February 19
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 cover Chapter 1~10 (except Chap 4) of the textbook by Natelson. After the midterm (Part II), we will review several key subjects in nanoscience and the most up-to-date progress. 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.
Textbook:
- Nanostructures and nanotechnology by Douglas Natelson, Cambridge University Press (2015)
- eBook available (https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139025485) if accessed from AS domain.
Grades:
Quiz and attendance 30%, Midterm I 20%, Midterm II 20%, Final presentation 40%
| Date | Topic | Instructor |
| 2/19 | Introduction and review | Chung-Ting Ke  |
| 2/26 | Charge transport review and nanoelectronics | Chung-Ting Ke |
| 3/05 | Carbon-based nanomaterials | Chung-Ting Ke |
| 3/12 | Superconductivity | Tien-Ming Chuang |
| 3/19 | Midterm exam I | Chung-Ting Ke |
| 3/26 | Quantum transport | Chen-Hsuan Hsu |
| 4/02 | Superconducting theory and devices | Chung-Ting Ke |
| 4/09 | Magnetism and magnetoelectronics (1) |
Shang Fan Lee |
| 4/16 | Magnetism and magnetoelectronics (2) | Shang Fan Lee |
| 4/23 | 2D materials | Chung-Ting Ke |
| 4/30 | Thermoelectricity in nanoscale systems | Min-Nan Ou |
| 5/07 | Nano-optics | Yu-Chieh Wen |
| 5/14 | Midterm II | Chung-Ting Ke |
| 5/21 | Topological materials 1 | Tien-Ming Chuang |
| 5/28 | Quantum Computation | Chung-Ting Ke |
| 6/4 | Study group oral presentation (I) | Chung-Ting Ke |
| 6/11 | Study group oral presentation (II) | Chung-Ting Ke |