This course will introduce the fundamental operating principles of nanoscale optical and electronic devices.The emphasis will be on how nanotechnology and quantum mechanics affect devices that have reduced physical sizes and decreased numbers of dimensions.The performance and limitations of particular device examples will be developed , including quantum wells, wires and dots.The plan is to develop the technical framework to enable students to design and analyze new types of devices with desired behavior.
B. Texts:
1.
Richard S. Muller and Theodore I. Kamins, Device Electronics for Integrated
Circuits, 2nd Ed., (or 3rd ed.) J. Wiley & Sons, 1986, ISBN:
0471593982
2.
Michael Wilson, Kamali Kannangara, Geoff Smith, Michelle Simmons, Burkhard
Raguse, Nanotechnology: Basic Science and Emerging Technologies, Chapman
& Hall/CRC, 2002, ISBN: 1584883391, (http://www.crcpress.com/shopping_cart/products/product_detail.asp?sku=C3391&parent_id=796&pc=)
C. Grading
Final grade will be based on a total of 100 points: 25 pts. for midterm exam; 30 pts. for homework; 10 points for course project and 35 pts for the final exam
1. Homework: 30%. Students will be assigned occasional homework problems. Will be assigned weekly; no late homework accepted. Homework assignments will be posted on the course website at: http://www.ece.udel.edu/~kolodzey/courses/eleg667s03.htm
2. Quizzes: Mid Term: 25%; Final Exam: 35 %.All quizzes will be closed book, based on homework and assignments in text, to determine the understanding of the subject.
3. Project report and presentation: 10%. Design, draw, analyze and explain your own idea for a new type of nanoelectronic device.Fabrication difficulties due to the limitations of today’s technology will not detract from your grade. A one-paragraph plan is due on May 1, 2003, and the final short report (2-5 pages) is due on May 20, 2003.Grading criteria will be based on originality and the soundness of analysis, technical depth in the description of your device. Hints: Write down your wild ideas; think about their implementation in terms of the course topics; Consult the literature for inspiration: (e.g. IEEE Spectrum magazine, Scientific American), Go to the library, or to the web, and browse; Possibilities - Please do not be limited by this list: Single electron transistors; Tunnel devices; Electrical oscillators that emit light; Bell's Theorem (faster than light information transfer); k.p method: effective mass = Eg/(20 eV) = 0 (do zero bandgap semiconductors posses photon-like charge carriers?); Spin valve magnetic devices, …
D. Organization of Course:
1. Lectures: Lectures will typically be 3 hours per week, including invited speakers and student presentations.