Syllabus and Lecture Notes
| Tuesday, Thursday 2:30 - 3:45 pm , 2104 Chamberlin. Download the Syllabus . Textbook (optional, available in the Physics Library Reserves): Massimiliano Di Ventra, Stephane Evoy, James Heflin, Jr., Introduction to Nanoscle Science and Technology, Springer 2004. The book is much more detailed than the lectures, quite useful for digging deeper into specific areas. Group projects: Groups of about 2-4 students prepare a 20 min presentation (about 10 slides) on a topic of their choice, together with a short paper (about 4 pages, including figures and references). Each student is responsible for a specific part (which , for example for the presentation or for the paper. Download the signup sheet with suggestions for topics. Other planned activities: Visits to research labs and possibly to a startup company in nanotechnology. Hands-on synthesis of nanostructures (see examples). Lecture notes can be downloaded below (.pdf and .ppt), together with other background information. Grading: Choice between letter grade (A,AB,B,…) or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U), to be made at the beginning of the semester. The letter grade will be based on the contribution to the group project. |
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Lecture 1 (pdf) Lecture 1 (ppt) ppt files are often annotated |
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Overview
Logistics, Syllabus, General theme of this class Nanotechnology in our daily life How small is a nanometer ? What is special about nanostructures ? The dream of the modern alchemist. Biological nanostructures |
Thu. 9/3
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| Lecture 2 (pdf) Lecture 2 (ppt) |
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Nanometer Length Scales Physics: Quantum Phenomena, Electricity, Magnetism Chemistry: Electrolytes, Polymers, Catalysis Biochemistry: From DNA and Proteins to Viruses |
Tue. 9/8
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| Lecture 3 (pdf) Lecture 3 (ppt) |
Chap 1
Chap 2 |
Fabricating Nanostructures
From the Top Down: Lithography From the Bottom Up: Self-Assembly The best of both: Directed Assembly |
Thu. 9/10
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| Lecture 4 (pdf) Lecture 4 (ppt) |
Chap 3
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Manipulating Atoms and Molecules Moving atoms with the STM Unwinding proteins with an AFM |
Tue. 9/15
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| Lecture 5 (pdf) Lecture 5 (ppt) Forces (pdf) |
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Structure Determination 1: Microscopy
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) |
Thu. 9/17
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| Meet in class |
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Research Lab Visit: Engineering Materials by Strain |
Tue. 9/22 |
| Directions |
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Visit a Nanotech Startup Company (nPoint)
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Thu. 9/24
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| Lecture 6 (pdf) Lecture 6 (ppt) Reciprocal Space (pdf) |
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Structure Determination 2: Diffraction
Principle of diffraction Real space vs. reciprocal space |
Tue. 9/29
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| Lecture 7a (pdf) Lecture 7a (ppt) |
Chap 4,5,6 | Carbon in 3, 2, 1, and 0 Dimensions 3-D diamond, 2D graphite/graphene, 1D carbon nanotubes, 0D fullerenes Fabrication and properties |
Thu. 10/1
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| Lecture 7b (pdf) Lecture 7b (ppt) Band Calculations (pdf) |
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Quantum Numbers of Electrons in Solids: Energy Bands Carbon as example Measuring energy bands and their density of states Fundamental limits of electronics |
Tue. 10/6
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| Lecture 8 (pdf) Lecture 8 (ppt) |
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Electrons in Nanostructures Quantum confinement in 1,2, and 3 dimensions Quantum wells as electron interferometers |
Thu. 10/8
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| Lecture 9 (pdf) Lecture 9 (ppt) |
Chap 7 |
Quantum Dots: Clusters, Nanocrystals, Artificial
Atoms
Size-selected clusters: From an atom to a solid Nanocrystals, catalytic particles and biocatalysts (enzymes) Energy levels of electrons in quantum dots: Artificial atoms in 2D |
Tue. 10/13
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| Lecture 10 (pdf) Lecture 10 (ppt) |
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Spectroscopy of Electrons in Nanostructures
Photoelectron spectroscopy X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) Scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) |
Thu. 10/15
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| Lecture 11 (pdf) Lecture 11 (ppt) |
Chap 9
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Electronics on the Nanoscale Optoelectronics, the quantum well laser Moore's law of silicon technology and its possible showstoppers The CCD |
Tue. 10/20 |
| Lecture 12 (pdf) Lecture 12 (ppt) |
Chap 13
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Magnetoelectronics (Spintronics)
Magnetic data storage (media and reading heads) Giant magnetoresistance (GMR), tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) |
Thu. 10/22
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| Lecture 13 (pdf) Lecture 13 (ppt) |
Chap 11
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Single Electron Devices
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Tue. 10/27
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| Lecture 14 (pdf) Lecture 14 (ppt) |
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Single Molecule Electronics
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Thu. 10/29
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| Lecture 15 (pdf) Lecture 15 (ppt) |
Chap 21
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Soft Matter Liquid crystals, polymers, biopolymers (DNA and proteins) Base pairing in DNA, protein folding, block-copolymer phases, micelles, ... ... competition between hydrophilic and hydrophobic bonding Cells, basement membrane, connecting neurons with transistors |
Tue. 11/3
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| Lecture 16 (pdf) Lecture 16 (ppt) |
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Nanostructures in Chemistry Heterogeneous catalysis (surface/bulk ratio) Biocatalysts (enzymes) |
Thu. 11/5
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| Lecture 17 (pdf) Lecture 17 (ppt) |
Chap 22
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Nanostructures in Biochemistry
Biosensors, DNA microarrays Molecular Motors, ion channels |
Tue. 11/10
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| Lecture 18 (pdf) Lecture 18 (ppt) |
The Energy Problem Overview: What are the alternatives? |
Thu. 11/12
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| Lecture 19 (pdf) Lecture 19 (ppt) |
Chap 19
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Nanotechnology and Solar Energy Electricity and fuel from the Sun: Photovoltaics, photosynthesis, biofuels |
Tue. 11/17
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Electron Microscopy with Atomic Resolution
Guest lecture and lab visit, Prof. Paul Voyles. Meet in the classroom. |
Thu. 11/19
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| Instructions (pdf) Instructions (docx) |
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Solar Cell Synthesis Lab
Meet at the lab: 3043 Engineering Centers Building (fancy new glass building on 1550 Engineering Drive). Work in pairs. Read the instructions in advance. Contact: Tracy Stefonek, tstefonek@wisc.edu, 263-7128 |
Tue. 11/24
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Thanksgiving Break
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Thu. 11/26
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Presentations |
Tue. 12/1
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| Chap 12 |
Single Electron Devices for Quantum Computation
Guest lecture and lab visit, Prof. Mark Eriksson |
Tue. 12/8
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| Lecture 20 (pdf) Lecture 20 (ppt) |
Chap 20
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Plasmonics and Photonics |
Thu. 12/10 |
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Presentations
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Tue. 12/15
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