Physics 519: Nanotech I: Fundamentals of Nanoscience
Syllabus in pdf format.
Texts:
- Required
- Introduction to Nanoscale Science and Technology, Edited by M. Di. Ventra, S. Evoy, and J. R. Heflin, Jr., Springer, ISBN 978-1-4020-7720-3
- Useful references
- Nanophysics and Nanotechnology, An Introduction to Modern Concepts in Nanoscience, 2nd, updated and
enlarged edtion, E. L. Wolf, WILEY-VCH, ISBN 978-3-527-40651-7
- Introductory Nanoscience, Physical and Chemical Concepts, M. Kuno, Garland Science, ISBN 978-0-8153-4247
- Selected journal articles will be distributed in class.
Course Schedule:
The official list of topics and corresponding reference material.
| Day |
Topics |
Class notes |
Chapters/Refereneces |
| Monday, 6/24 |
Basic concepts/definitions of nanoscience and nantechnoloyg; review of classical physics |
Lesson1 |
References:
Articles: |
| Tuesday, 6/25 |
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| Wednesday, 6/26 |
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| Thursday, 6/27 |
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| Friday, 6/28 |
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| Saturday, 6/39 |
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| Monday, 7/1 |
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| Tuesday, 7/2 |
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| Wednesday, 7/3 |
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| Thursday, 7/4 |
Holiday |
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| Friday, 7/5 |
Final presentations |
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Useful/interesting links:
General
- National Nanotech Initiative (NNI)
- CRISP at Yale
- TryNano
- STM at JC Davis lab at Cornell
- Information on AFM
- Santa Fe Institute
Related to class
- Courtesy of Niccole Granucci, Blog post by Eric Drexler on graphene and nanotechnology http://metamodern.com/2009/04/02/graphene-nanotechnology-and-team-microscopes/
- Courtesy of Andrew Lombardo, a short simulation he made demonstrating the increase in
area if you partition a cube.
http://youtu.be/LEasKdmvtIw
- Courtesy of Andrew Lombardo, two different videos on the power of ten, the first is from Intel
in 1977 and the
second is a remake narrated by Morgan Freeman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0
http://youtu.be/vRjGarICal4
Miscellaneous Comments:
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