Carrier Concentration

13 Jun 2012 | Tools | Contributor(s): Stephanie Michelle Sanchez, Ivan Santos, Stella Quinones

Calculate the carrier concentration for a semiconductor material as a function of doping and temperature.

https://nanohub.org/resources/carrierconc

In Search of a Better MEMS-Switch: An Elementary theory of how nanostructured dielectrics may soften landing, increase travel range, and decrease energy dissipation

03 May 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Alam

In this talk, I will discuss an elementary theory of the role of nanostructured electrodes in addressing some of the challenges from a fundamentally different perspective. The goal is to start a …

https://nanohub.org/resources/13899

NEMO5 Tutorials

05 Jun 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): James Fonseca

Crystal Orientations Visualization Transports Uploaded June 5, 2012

https://nanohub.org/resources/14173

NEMO5 Tutorials

05 Jun 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): James Fonseca

Crystal Orientations Visualization Transports Uploaded June 5, 2012

https://nanohub.org/resources/14175

Ohms Law

24 Apr 2012 | Tools | Contributor(s): Robert Benjamin Post, Stella Quinones

Calculate and observe the relationship between current, voltage, resistance, and power.

https://nanohub.org/resources/ohmslaw

Minority Carrier Diffusion Equation (MCDE) Tool

26 Apr 2012 | Tools | Contributor(s): Ivan Santos, Stella Quinones

Apply the Minority Carrier Diffusion Equation (MCDE) to model excess carrier concentration as a function of time or distance.

https://nanohub.org/resources/mcde

Illinois Nano EP Seminar Series Fall 2011: Current Status of Coherent Large-Scale InP Photonic Integrated Circuits

01 May 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Frederick A. Kish, Jr.

The current state-of-the-art for large-scale lnP photonic integrated circuits (PICs) is reviewed with a focus on the devices and technologies that are driving the commercial scaling of these highly …

https://nanohub.org/resources/13887

Semiconductor Doping

11 Apr 2012 | Tools | Contributor(s): Ivan Santos, Stella Quinones

Understand N-Type and P-Type Semiconductor Doping.

https://nanohub.org/resources/semidop

Impedance Adder

28 Feb 2012 | Tools | Contributor(s): Emmanuel Jose Ochoa, Stella Quinones

Understand how to calculate the equivalent impedance of circuit elements combined in parallel and/or series, and understand equivalent impedance calculations in rectangular and polar form.

https://nanohub.org/resources/impadder

Series and Parallel

17 Feb 2012 | Tools | Contributor(s): Emmanuel Jose Ochoa, Stella Quinones

Examine the resistance, R, inductance, L, or capacitance, C, of multiple elements in series or in parallel.

https://nanohub.org/resources/sandp

Delta-Wye

17 Apr 2012 | Tools | Contributor(s): Robert Benjamin Post, Stella Quinones

Convert from Delta to Wye configuration for resistances, and vice versa.

https://nanohub.org/resources/deltawye

Phasor

28 Feb 2012 | Tools | Contributor(s): Stella Quinones, Robert Benjamin Post

Visualize and understand the complex numbers represented in both rectangular and polar coordinates.

https://nanohub.org/resources/phasor

Multimeter

10 Feb 2012 | Tools | Contributor(s): Emmanuel Jose Ochoa, Stella Quinones

Understand the correct procedure for measuring voltage (V) and current (I), and observe the dependence between the interchange of the leads and the sign of the numerical reading.

https://nanohub.org/resources/multimeter

Circuit Elements

17 Feb 2012 | Tools | Contributor(s): Emmanuel Jose Ochoa, Stella Quinones

Understand the dependence of resistance, R, inductance, L, and capacitance, C, on physical dimensions and material properties.

https://nanohub.org/resources/circuitelements

Resistor Color Code

10 Feb 2012 | Tools | Contributor(s): Robert Benjamin Post, Stella Quinones

Apply the color code to determine the resistance value of a resistor or input a resistance value and determine the color code of the resistor.

https://nanohub.org/resources/resistorcode

Neutron Induced Fission Betavoltaic Battery

10 Apr 2012 | Publications | Contributor(s): Marvin Tan

A betavoltaic battery having layers of fissile radioisotopes 8, moderating material 7, beta-decaying radioisotopes 6, and semiconductor diode 4 & 5 adjacently stacked one above another, is proposed. …

https://nanohub.org/resources/13784

Theory of Heat Conduction for Two Region Problems Using Green's Functions

29 Mar 2012 | Publications | Contributor(s): Donald E. Amos

This paper derives equations which describe transient temperature distributions in adjacent regions which share a common boundary. These regions consist of materials with distinct, constant physical …

https://nanohub.org/resources/13671

MOSFET Design Calculations - Step 3

01 Apr 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Jose Valdez

A series of homework assignments were created to introduce senior level undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering students to the design of MOSFETs by combining calculations of MOSFET related …

https://nanohub.org/resources/13675

MOSFET Design Calculations - Step 3 (Instructor Copy)

01 Apr 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Jose Valdez

A series of homework assignments were created to introduce senior level undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering students to the design of MOSFETs by combining calculations of MOSFET related …

https://nanohub.org/resources/13677

Quantum Dot based Photonic Devices

19 Mar 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Muhammad Usman

Deployment of nanometer-sized semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) in the active region of photonic devices such as lasers, semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA's), photo-detectors etc. for the next …

https://nanohub.org/resources/13532