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Syllabus ( NANO 620 )


   Basic information
Course title: Nanoelectronics
Course code: NANO 620
Lecturer: Assist. Prof. Atilla UYGUR
ECTS credits: 7.5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: 1/2, Fall and Spring
Level of course: Second Cycle (Master's)
Type of course: Area Elective
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: none
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: The aim of this course is to give information about electron transport in nanoelectronic devices and understand their operation using basic quantum mechanics principles.
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Understand nanoscale electron transport

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. To gain in-depth knowledge and experience about basic concepts and methods in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
    2. To manage nanotechnology-focused solutions and products commercialization processes.
    3. To take an active role in Product Development and Research-Development processes
    4. Ability to work independently and take responsibility
    5. Design and conduct independent research projects.
    6. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    7. To understand the basic principles and applications of new tools and / or software required for thesis work.
    8. Field-based Competence
    9. Demonstrating professional and ethical responsibility.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  2. Setup and solve Schrödinger equation

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. To gain in-depth knowledge and experience about basic concepts and methods in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
    2. To manage nanotechnology-focused solutions and products commercialization processes.
    3. To take an active role in Product Development and Research-Development processes
    4. Ability to work independently and take responsibility
    5. Learning Competence
    6. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    7. To understand the basic principles and applications of new tools and / or software required for thesis work.
    8. Field-based Competence
    9. Demonstrating professional and ethical responsibility.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  3. Understand energy levels in nanoscale devices

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. To gain in-depth knowledge and experience about basic concepts and methods in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
    2. To manage nanotechnology-focused solutions and products commercialization processes.
    3. To take an active role in Product Development and Research-Development processes
    4. Ability to work independently and take responsibility
    5. Design and conduct independent research projects.
    6. Learning Competence
    7. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    8. To understand the basic principles and applications of new tools and / or software required for thesis work.
    9. Field-based Competence
    10. Demonstrating professional and ethical responsibility.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  4. Understand nanoscale FET and SET transistors

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. To gain in-depth knowledge and experience about basic concepts and methods in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
    2. To manage nanotechnology-focused solutions and products commercialization processes.
    3. To take an active role in Product Development and Research-Development processes
    4. Ability to work independently and take responsibility
    5. Design and conduct independent research projects.
    6. Learning Competence
    7. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    8. To understand the basic principles and applications of new tools and / or software required for thesis work.
    9. Field-based Competence
    10. Demonstrating professional and ethical responsibility.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
   Contents Up
Week 1: The Introduction
Week 2: Resistance in nanoscale devices
Week 3: Schrodinger Equation
Week 4: Self Consistent Field
Week 5: Basis Functions
Week 6: Band Structure
Week 7: Subbands
Week 8: Capacitance
Week 9: Midterm
Week 10: Level Broadening
Week 11: Coherent Transport
Week 12: Noncoherent Transport
Week 13: Nanotransistor
Week 14: SET transistor
Week 15*: Revision
Week 16*: Final
Textbooks and materials: Supriyo Datta, Quantum Transport: Atom to Transistor 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2005
Supriyo Datta, Lessons from Nanoelectronics: A New Perspective on Transport (Lessons from Nanoscience: a Lecture Notes Series) World Scientific Publishing, 2012
Recommended readings: V. Mitin, V. Kochelap, and M. Stroscio “Introduction to Nanoelectronics: Science, Nanotechnology,
Engineering, and Applications”, Cambridge University Press, 2008
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 9 30
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 0
Homework: 0
Quiz: 20
Final exam: 16 50
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 14
Own studies outside class: 9 14
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 5 4
Term project: 0 0
Term project presentation: 0 0
Quiz: 1 2
Own study for mid-term exam: 0 0
Mid-term: 0 0
Personal studies for final exam: 0 0
Final exam: 0 0
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
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  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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