Teaching Materials (1-9 of 9)

1. Understanding Fracture Behavior in Materials Using Cheese

   19 Jun 2018 | | Contributor(s):: Jessica Anne Krogstad, Nicole E Johnson-Glauch, Kaitlin Tyler, Rachael Mansbach, Andrew Ferguson

   This is a resource from the Girls Learning About Materials (GLAM) outreach camp run at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The learning objectives for this activity are: Students will compare and contrast different types of fracture behavior (ductile/brittle). Students...

2. Using nanoHUB to Introduce Elementary and Middle School Students to Models and Simulations

   25 Mar 2014 | | Contributor(s):: Tanya Faltens

   This is a combination hands-on and simulation activity that will teach middle school students about the function and importance of modeling and simulations in science and engineering while learning about three important carbon nanostructures: graphene, bucky balls, and carbon nanotubes. The...

3. Manual for Archimedes, the GNU Monte Carlo simulator

   25 Jun 2012 | | Contributor(s):: Jean Michel D Sellier

   Please, feel free to download the manual of Archimedes.Archimedes is the GNU package for semiconductor device simulations that has been released for the first time on 2005 under GPL. It has been created by Jean Michel D. Sellier who is, since then, the leader of the project and the main...

4. A methodology for SPICE-compatible modeling of nanoMOSFETs

   17 Nov 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Alba Graciela Avila, David Espejo

   An original SPICE-compatible model for Intel's 45nm High-K MOSFET is presented. It takes into account some Quantum-Mechanical Effects that occur at small scale like Channel Length Modulation (CLM), Threshold Voltage variation and Velocity saturation, and is the first in his class that is not...

5. Solar Cells Operation and Modeling

   19 Jul 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Dragica Vasileska, Gerhard Klimeck

   This set of slides decribes the basic principles of operation of various generations on solar cells with emphasis to single crystalline solar cells. Next, semiconductor equations that describe the operation of a solar cell under simplified conditions is given. Finally, modeling of single junction...

6. Exercise for MOSFET Lab: Device Scaling

   28 Jun 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Dragica Vasileska, Gerhard Klimeck

   This exercise explores device scaling and how well devices are designed.

7. 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...

8. Semiconductor Device Theory Exercises

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   30 Jul 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Dragica Vasileska, Gerhard Klimeck, Mark Lundstrom

   This collection of problems should help the students to better understand Semiconductor Device Physics on a fundamental and more complex level. Crystal lattices and Miller indiciesFrom 1 well to 2 wells to 5 wells to periodic potentialsPeriodic potentials and bandstructureBandstructure...

9. Resonant Tunneling Diode Simulation with NEGF: First-Time User Guide

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   20 May 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Samarth Agarwal, Gerhard Klimeck

   This first-time user guide for Resonant Tunneling Diode Simulation with NEGF provides some fundamental concepts regarding RTDs along with details on how device geometry and simulation parameters influence current and charge distribution inside the device.NCN@Purdue