Additional Tutorials on Selected Topics in Nanotechnology

By Gerhard Klimeck1; Umesh V. Waghmare2; Timothy S Fisher3; N. S. Vidhyadhiraja4

1. Purdue University 2. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur, India 3. University of California, Los Angeles 4. JNCASR, India

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

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  • Gerhard Klimeck, Umesh V. Waghmare, Timothy S Fisher, N. S. Vidhyadhiraja (2011), "Additional Tutorials on Selected Topics in Nanotechnology," https://nanohub.org/resources/11041.

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MSEE B012, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

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  1. 1st principles
  2. band structure
  3. bottom up approach
  4. computational electronics
  5. computational materials science
  6. density functional theory (DFT)
  7. energy transport
  8. heat transfer
  9. materials science
  10. modelling
  11. molecular dynamics (MD)
  12. nanoelectronics
  13. NEMO
  14. NEMO1D
  15. nemo-3D
  16. quantum transport
  17. resonant tunneling diodes
  18. rtd
  19. Simulation
  20. Summer School
  21. thermal transport
  22. tunneling

In This Workshop

  1. Tutorial 3a: Materials Simulation by First-Principles Density Functional Theory I

    14 Sep 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Umesh V. Waghmare

    This lecture provides an introduction to first-principles density functional theory based methods for simulation of materials, with a focus on determination of interatomic force constants and vibrational spectra of nano-structures and extended periodic materials.Outline:Phonons, soft...

  2. Tutorial 3b: Materials Simulation by First-Principles Density Functional Theory II

    14 Sep 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Umesh V. Waghmare

  3. Tutorial 2: A Bottom-Up View of Heat Transfer in Nanomaterials

    23 Mar 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Timothy S Fisher

    This lecture provides a theoretical development of the transport of thermal energy by conduction in nanomaterials. The physical nature of energy transport by two carriers—electrons and phonons--will be explored from basic principles using a common Landauer framework. Issues including the quantum...

  4. Tutorial 1: Electrical Fluctuations at the Nanoscale

    23 Mar 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): N.S.Vidhyadhiraja

    This lecture will review the phenomenology and theoretical approaches associated with the study of electrical current fluctuations.

  5. Tutorial 4a: High Bias Quantum Transport in Resonant Tunneling Diodes

    29 Mar 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    Outline:Resonant Tunneling Diodes - NEMO1D: Motivation / History / Key InsightsOpen 1D Systems: Transmission through Double Barrier Structures - Resonant TunnelingIntroduction to RTDs: Linear Potential DropIntroduction to RTDs: Realistic Doping ProfilesIntroduction to RTDs: Relaxation Scattering...

  6. Tutorial 4b: Introduction to the NEMO3D Tool - Electronic Structure and Transport in 3D

    29 Mar 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    Electronic Structure and Transport in 3D - Quantum Dots, Nanowires and Ultra-Thin Body Transistors

  7. Tutorial 4c: Formation of Bandstructure in Finite Superlattices (Exercise Session)

    29 Mar 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    How does bandstructure occur? How large does a repeated system have to be? How does a finite superlattice compare to an infinite superlattice?

  8. Tutorial 4d: Formation of Bandstructure in Finite Superlattices (Exercise Demo)

    29 Mar 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Gerhard Klimeck

    Demonstration of thePiece-Wise Constant Potential Barriers Tool.