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). …

https://nanohub.org/resources/140

2010 NCN@Purdue Summer School: Electronics from the Bottom Up

20 Apr 2010 | Workshops

Electronics from the Bottom Up seeks to bring a new perspective to electronic devices – one that is designed to help realize the opportunities that nanotechnology presents.

https://nanohub.org/resources/8878

A Gentle Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience

13 Feb 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark A. Ratner

While the Greek root nano just means dwarf, the nanoscale has become a giant focus of contemporary science and technology. We will examine the fundamental issues underlying the excitement involved …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1021

A MATLAB code for Hartree Fock calculation of H-H ground state bondlength and energy using STO-4G

08 Aug 2006 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Amritanshu Palaria

Hartree Fock (HF) theory is one of the basic theories underlying the current understanding of the electronic structure of materials. It is a simple non-relativistic treatment of many electron system …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1718

A Primer on Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM)

04 Apr 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ron Reifenberger

Scanning Probe Microscopes and their remarkable ability to provide three-dimensional maps of surfaces at the nanometer length scale have arguably been the most important tool in establishing the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1185

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 …

https://nanohub.org/resources/6874

Active Photonic Nanomaterials: From Random to Periodic Structures

06 Feb 2006 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Hui Cao

Active photonic nanomaterials, which have high gain or large nonlinearity, are essential to the development of nanophotonic devices and circuits. In this talk, I will provide a review of our …

https://nanohub.org/resources/1012

Additional Tutorials on Selected Topics in Nanotechnology

23 Mar 2011 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck, Umesh V. Waghmare, Timothy S Fisher, N. S. Vidhyadhiraja

Select tutorials in nanotechnology, a part of the 2010 NCN@Purdue Summer School: Electronics from the Bottom Up.

https://nanohub.org/resources/11041

AFM Metrology of Cellulose Nanocrystals

21 Mar 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Robert J. Moon, Ryan Wagner

This talk discusses the characterization of cellulose nanocrystals via atomic force microscopy.

https://nanohub.org/resources/11019

Aluminum: a safe, economical, high energy density material for energy storage, transport and splitting water to make hydrogen on demand

29 Mar 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jerry M. Woodall

In 1968, a team lead by the author discovered that liquid gallium saturated with aluminum at room temperature would split water into hydrogen gas, alumina and heat. More recently his current team has …

https://nanohub.org/resources/6568

An Experimentalists’ Perspective

19 Dec 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Arunava Majumdar

This presentation was one of 13 presentations in the one-day forum, "Excellence in Computer Simulation," which brought together a broad set of experts to reflect on the future of computational …

https://nanohub.org/resources/3628

Atomic Force Microscope Investigations of Lubrication Layers

26 Nov 2012 | Notes | Contributor(s): Brian Demczyk

This presentation discusses the characterization of hard disk lubrication layers by phase contrast atomic force microscopy.

https://nanohub.org/resources/15967

Atomic Force Microscopy

01 Dec 2005 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Arvind Raman

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is an indispensible tool in nano science for the fabrication, metrology, manipulation, and property characterization of nanostructures. This tutorial reviews some of the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/520

Atomic Picture of Plastic Deformation in Metals via Online Molecular Dynamics Simulations

18 Dec 2009 | Courses | Contributor(s): Alejandro Strachan

The main goal of this learning module is to introduce students to the atomic-level processes responsible for plastic deformation in crystalline metals and help them develop a more intuitive …

https://nanohub.org/resources/8037

Atomic Picture of Plastic Deformation in Metals: Lab Assignment Handout

19 Jan 2010 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Alejandro Strachan

In this lab students will perform online molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of metallic nanowires deformed uniaxially and analyze the results...

https://nanohub.org/resources/8140

Atomic Picture of Plastic Deformation in Metals: Overview Lecture

18 Dec 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alejandro Strachan

The lecture describes the objectives of the learning module and provides the necessary background for the activities. We briefly discuss the following topics: mechanical response of macroscopic …

https://nanohub.org/resources/8038

Atomic Picture of Plastic Deformation in Metals: Prelab Lecture

18 Dec 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alejandro Strachan

This lecture provides a detailed description of the activities the students will perform in the lab. We present a tutorial with step by step instructions on how to run MD simulations using the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/8043

Atomistic Alloy Disorder in Nanostructures

26 Feb 2007 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

Electronic structure and quantum transport simulations are typically performed in perfectly ordered semiconductor structures. Bands and modes are defined resulting in quantized conduction and …

https://nanohub.org/resources/2350