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ABINIT: First-Time User Guide
09 Jun 2009 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Benjamin P Haley
This first-time user guide provides an introduction to using ABINIT on nanoHUB. We include a very brief summary of Density Functional Theory along with a tour of the Rappture interface. We discuss the default simulation (what happens if you don't change any inputs, and just hit...
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Periodic Potential Lab: First-Time User Guide
07 Jun 2009 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Abhijeet Paul, Benjamin P Haley, Gerhard Klimeck, SungGeun Kim, Lynn Zentner
This document provides guidance to first-time users of the Periodic Potential Lab tool. It offers basic information about solutions to the Schröedinger Equation in case of periodic potential in 1 dimension (1D). This document also contains suggested exercises to help users run the tool and...
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ECE 656 Lecture 19: Characteristic Times
05 Nov 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark Lundstrom
Outline:Characteristic timesRelaxation Time Approximation and τr
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PN Junction Lab Demonstration: Asymmetric PN Junctions
11 Jun 2009 | Animations | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck, Benjamin P Haley
This video shows the simulation and analysis of a several PN junctions using PN Junction Lab, which is powered by PADRE. Several powerful analytic features of this tool are demonstrated.
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Theoretical Analysis of Gold Nanoparticles
06 May 2009 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Jon Camden, George C. Schatz, Baudilio Tejerina
All physical and chemical properties are size dependent, and the properties of materials on the nanosize scale have important consequences in wide ranging fields. Exploiting nanoscale behavior will eventually lead scientists to develop devices that can selectively attack diseased cells, increase...
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ECE 659 Lecture 38.0: Correlations and Entanglement
04 May 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Supriyo Datta
This lecture is from the series of lecturesNanoelectronics and the Meaning of Resistance.
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ECE 606 Lecture 13a: Fermi Level Differences for Metals and Semiconductors
16 Feb 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
Short chalkboard lecture on Fermi level and band diagram differences for metals and semiconductors.
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ECE 659 Quantum Transport: Atom to Transistor
27 Jan 2009 | Courses | Contributor(s): Supriyo Datta
Spring 2009 This is a newly produced version of the course that was formerly available. We would greatly appreciate your feedback regarding the new format and contents. Traditionally atomistic approaches have been used to model materials in terms of average parameters like the...
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ECE 659 Lecture 3: Mobility
21 Jan 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Supriyo Datta
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ECE 659 Lecture 2: Molecular, Ballistic and Diffusive Transport
21 Jan 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Supriyo Datta
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Illinois MatSE 280 Introduction to Engineering Materials, Lecture 9: Mechanical Failures
09 Jan 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Duane Douglas Johnson, Omar N Sobh
Mechanical Failure: temperature, stress, cyclic and loading effectISSUES TO ADDRESS... How do cracks that lead to failure form? How is fracture resistance quantified? How do the fracture resistances of the different material classes compare? How do we estimate the stress to fracture? How do...
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ECE 606 Lecture 38: Modern MOSFET
07 May 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
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ECE 606 Lecture 21: P-N Diode I-V Characteristics
11 Mar 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
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ECE 606 Lecture 20: Electrostatics of P-N Junction Diodes
11 Mar 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
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ECE 606 Lecture 17: Hall Effect, Diffusion
24 Feb 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Measurement of mobilityHall Effect for determining carrier concentrationPhysics of diffusionConclusions
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ECE 606 Lecture 16: Carrier Transport
23 Feb 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
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ECE 606 Lecture 13: Recombination-Generation
16 Feb 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Non-equilibrium systemsRecombination generation eventsSteady-state and transient responseDerivation of R-G formulaConclusion
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ECE 606 Lecture 11: Equilibrium Statistics
16 Feb 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Law of mass-action & intrinsic concentration Statistics of donors and acceptor levelsConclusion
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ECE 606 Lecture 10: Additional Information
16 Feb 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Potential, field, and chargeE-k diagram vs. band-diagramBasic concepts of donors and acceptorsConclusion
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ECE 606 Lecture 9: Fermi-Dirac Statistics
04 Feb 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam
Outline:Rules of filling electronic statesDerivation of Fermi-Dirac Statistics: three techniquesIntrinsic carrier concentrationConclusion