2005 Molecular Conduction and Sensors Workshop

27 Jul 2005 | Workshops

This is the 3rd in a series of annual workshops on Molecular Conduction. The prior workshops have been at Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN (2003) and Nothwestern University, Evanston, IL (2004). …

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Transistors

04 Aug 2004 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark Lundstrom

The transistor is the basic element of electronic systems. The integrated circuits inside today's personal computers, cell phones, PDA's, etc., contain hundreds of millions of transistors on a chip …

https://nanohub.org/resources/167

Nanotechnology-Enabled Direct Energy Conversion

25 Mar 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Gang Chen

Energy transport in nanostructures differs significantly from macrostructures because of classical and quantum size effects on energy carriers such as on phonons, electrons, photons, and molecules. …

https://nanohub.org/resources/184

Nano/Bio Connection

02 Apr 2005 | Animations | Contributor(s): EPICS LSPM Team

Nanotechnology is not just a topic for physicists, chemists, and engineers. Laura explains the important role of biologists in this field, and shows how they may help provide clues to molecular …

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What is a Nanometer?

02 Apr 2005 | Animations | Contributor(s): EPICS LSPM Team

Join Laura and Martin on a wild ride through the milliworld and the microworld to reach the nanoworld. Along the way, they discover how small a nanometer truly is.

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Feasibility of Molecular Manufacturing

14 Mar 2005 | Animations | Contributor(s): EPICS LSPM Team

Martin and Laura have an interesting debate about the feasibility of Molecular Manufacturing. Can molecular assemblers be developed to create new materials, new devices, and even macroscopic …

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MATLAB Scripts for "Quantum Transport: Atom to Transistor"

15 Mar 2005 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Supriyo Datta

Tinker with quantum transport models! Download the MATLAB scripts used to demonstrate the physics described in Supriyo Datta's book Quantum Transport: Atom to Transistor. These simple models are less …

https://nanohub.org/resources/103

Nanomanufacturing: Top-Down and Bottom-Up

14 Mar 2005 | Animations | Contributor(s): EPICS LSPM Team

Martin presents an overview of nanomanufacturing techniques, explaining the difference between top-down and bottom-up approaches.

https://nanohub.org/resources/96

Scanning Probe Microscopes

15 Mar 2005 | Animations | Contributor(s): EPICS LSPM Team

Laura explains how scanning probe microscopes can be used to create images of small devices, molecules, and even atoms! A large-scale version of the scanning probe microscope is built out of Legos …

https://nanohub.org/resources/92

Chemistry of Molecular Monolayers

09 Jul 2003 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David Allara

Chemistry of Molecular Monolayers

https://nanohub.org/resources/145

Curriculum on Nanotechnology

27 Jan 2005 | Courses

To exploit the opportunities that nanoscience is giving us, engineers will need to learn how to think about materials, devices, circuits, and systems in new ways. The NCN seeks to bring the new …

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Exponential Challenges, Exponential Rewards - The Future of Moore's Law

14 Dec 2004 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Shekhar Borkar

Three exponentials have been the foundation of today's electronics, which are often taken for granted—namely transistor density, performance, and energy. Moore's Law captures the impact of …

https://nanohub.org/resources/177

Electronic Transport in Semiconductors (Introductory Lecture)

25 Aug 2004 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark Lundstrom

Welcome to the ECE 656 Introductory lecture. The objective of the course is to develop a clear, physical understanding of charge carrier transport in bulk semiconductors and in small semiconductor …

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Faster Materials versus Nanoscaled Si and SiGe: A Fork in the Roadmap?

20 Apr 2004 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jerry M. Woodall

Strained Si and SiGe MOSFET technologies face fundamental limits towards the end of this decade when the technology roadmap calls for gate dimensions of 45 nm headed for 22 nm. This fact, and …

https://nanohub.org/resources/163

Nanoelectronics and the Future of Microelectronics

22 Aug 2002 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark Lundstrom

Progress in silicon technology continues to outpace the historic pace of Moore's Law, but the end of device scaling now seems to be only 10-15 years away. As a result, there is intense interest in …

https://nanohub.org/resources/141