ME 597/PHYS 570: Fundamentals of Atomic Force Microscopy (Fall 2010)

01 Sep 2010 | Courses | Contributor(s): Ron Reifenberger, Arvind Raman

Fall 2010 A course for students interested in learning the fundamentals underlying Atomic Force Microscopy.

CQT: Concepts of Quantum Transport

08 Dec 2006 | Courses | Contributor(s): Supriyo Datta

In this series of four lectures (approximately 6 hours total) Supriyo Datta explores the physics of current flow in nanodevices in simple physical terms, stressing clearly what is now known and what is not.

MSE 376 Nanomaterials

24 Oct 2006 | Courses | Contributor(s): Mark Hersam

"Nanomaterials," is an interdisciplinary introduction to processing, structure, and properties of materials at the nanometer length scale. The course will cover recent breakthroughs and assess the impact of this burgeoning field. Specific nanofabrication topics include epitaxy, beam …

Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics (Fall 2004)

07 Dec 2005 | Courses | Contributor(s): Supriyo Datta, Behtash Behinaein

Welcome to the ECE 453 lectures. The development of "nanotechnology" has made it possible to engineer material and devices on a length scale as small as several nanometers (atomic distances are ~ 0.1 nm). The properties of such "nanostructures" cannot be described in terms of macroscopic …

Overview of Computational Nanoscience: a UC Berkeley Course

01 Feb 2008 | Courses | Contributor(s): Jeffrey C Grossman, Elif Ertekin

This course will provide students with the fundamentals of computational problem-solving techniques that are used to understand and predict properties of nanoscale systems. Emphasis will be placed on how to use simulations effectively, intelligently, and cohesively to predict properties that occur …

ECE 606: Principles of Semiconductor Devices

12 Nov 2008 | Courses | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam

In the last 50 years, solid state devices like transistors have evolved from an interesting laboratory experiment to a technology with applications in all aspects of modern life. Making transistors is a complex process that requires unprecedented collaboration among material scientists, solid state …

ECE 695s Nanophotonics

31 Aug 2006 | Courses | Contributor(s): Vladimir M. Shalaev

Welcome to the ECE 695S lectures The course will cover nanoscale processes and devices and their applications for manipulating light on the nanoscale. The following topics will be covered: Fundamentals, Maxwell’s equations, light-matter interaction, dispersion, EM properties of …

BME 695N: Engineering Nanomedical Systems (Fall 2007)

28 Aug 2007 | Courses | Contributor(s): James Leary

This course will cover the basic concepts of design of integrated nanomedical systems for diagnostics and therapeutics. Topics to be covered include: why nanomedical approaches are needed, cell targeting strategies, choice of core nanomaterials, technologies for testing composition and structure …

ECE 656: Electronic Transport in Semiconductors (Fall 2009)

26 Aug 2009 | Courses | Contributor(s): Mark Lundstrom

This course develops a basic understanding of the theory of charge carrier transport in semiconductors and semiconductor devices and an ability to apply it to the anslysis of experiments and devices.

ECE 495N: Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics

28 Aug 2008 | Courses | Contributor(s): Supriyo Datta

Fall 2008 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. Objective: To convey the basic concepts of nanoelectronics to electrical engineering students with no background in …