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Illinois ABE 446 Lecture 3: Quantum Dots and Polymers
11 Feb 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Kaustubh Bhalerao
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Cadmium Selenide Synthesis, Characterization and Modeling
22 Oct 2021 | | Contributor(s):: Shelby Hatch, Evan R. Trivedi, Baudilio Tejerina, George C. Schatz
This is a combined experiment/computational lab in which cadmium selenide quantum dot nanoparticles are synthesized, their spectra are studied, and the results are modeling using the CNDO/INDO semiempirical electronic structure code. Synthesis and Size Dependent Properties of CdSe Quantum...
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Introduction to Coulomb Blockade Lab
31 Mar 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Bhaskaran Muralidharan, Xufeng Wang, Gerhard Klimeck
The tutorial is based on the Coulomb Blockade Lab available online at Coulomb Blockade Lab. Students are introduced to the concepts of level broadening and charging energies in artificial atoms (single quantum dots) and molecules (coupled quantum dots).A tutorial level introduction to the...
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MODULE 1 - Graphene: "Turning Fruit Juice into Graphene Quantum Dots" Supplementary Lesson Plans: Going Atomic
13 Nov 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Rachel Altovar, Susan P Gentry
The first module in "Turning Fruit Juice into Graphene Quantum Dots" Supplementary Lesson Plans, explores the material, graphene, how it was discovered, and the unique properties that it has. The activity paired with this lesson plan re-creates the famous "sticky-tape"...
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MODULE 2 - Sizes: "Turning Fruit Juice into Graphene Quantum Dots" Supplementary Lesson Plans: Going Atomic
13 Nov 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Rachel Altovar, Susan P Gentry
The next installment of Turning Fruit Juice into Graphene Quantum Dots" Supplementary Lesson Plans delves into the concept of size and how materials and their properties may change at the macro-, micro-, and nanoscale. Activities include viewing images from a microscope to determine...
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MODULE 4 - Quantum Mechanics: "Turning Fruit Juice into Graphene Quantum Dots" Supplementary Lesson Plans: Going Atomic
15 Nov 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Rachel Altovar, Susan P Gentry
The last and final module in the "Turning Fruit Juice into Graphene Quantum Dots" Supplementary Lesson Plans, studies basic concepts in quantum mechanics such as quantum dots, band gap theory of solids, waves vs. particles, and the photoelectric effect. The activity for this module...
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Nanotechnology Animation Gallery
22 Apr 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Saumitra Raj Mehrotra, Gerhard Klimeck
Animations and visualization are generated with various nanoHUB.org tools to enable insight into nanotechnology and nanoscience. Click on image for detailed description and larger image download. Additional animations are also...
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Quantum dot - Design a laser
09 Nov 2010 | | Contributor(s):: SungGeun Kim
This document is a real-life problem for the quantum dot lab tool. Basic knowledge on the operation principle of a quantum dot laser is needed to solve this test. The test requires the tested person to be familar with the quantum dot lab tool.
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Quantum Dot Lab: First-Time User Guide
08 Feb 2011 | | Contributor(s):: SungGeun Kim, Lynn Zentner
This first-time user guide introduces the quantum dot lab tool. It includes an explanation of the input/output interface and the relationship between inputs and outputs of the quantum dot lab.NCN@Purdue[1] Gerhard Klimeck, Introduction to Quantum Dot Lab: https://www.nanohub.org/resources/4194[2]...
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Quantum Dot Spectra, Absorption, and State Symmetry: an Exercise
30 Mar 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck
The tutorial questions based on the Quantum Dot Lab v1.0 available online at Quantum Dot Lab. Students are asked to explore the various different quantum dot shapes, optimize the intra-band absorption through geometry variations, and consider the concepts of state symmetry and eigenstates.
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Quantum Dots: Real-world Particles in a Box
15 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Joyce Allen, NNCI Nano
The purpose of this activity is to show that nanosize particles of a given substance often exhibit different properties and behavior than macro or micro size particles of the same material. The property studied in this activity is the absorption and reflection of light which is based on energy...
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Synthesis and Characterization of CdSe Qunatum Dots
11 Jan 2017 | | Contributor(s):: Nicholas Blake, NNCI Nano
In this laboratory, students will study how surfactant-based chemistry can be used to synthesize CdSe quantum dots and study how the size of the quantum dots can be controlled by varying reaction time. The laboratory will demonstrate how the color of these quantum dots can be connected to...
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Test for Quantum Dot Lab tool
09 Nov 2010 | | Contributor(s):: SungGeun Kim, Saumitra Raj Mehrotra
This test is aimed at self-learning students or instructors who may be engaged in teaching classes related to the quantum dot lab tool.The level of this test should not be difficult for a student who has gone through "the general tutorial to quantum dots,""the introductory tutorial to the quantum...
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Turning Fruit Juice into Graphene Quantum Dots
06 Jan 2020 | | Contributor(s):: John Gomm, NNCI Nano
Graphene, a sub-nanometer thick sheet made of carbon, was isolated just over a decade ago (2004), yet swiftly won the Nobel Prize for Geim and Novoselov in 2010 for its properties of high strength, conductivity, and transparency. Students will replicate the procedure used to isolate graphene...