EFFECT FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013 - 2014

EC 471

NANO TECHNOLOGY

(ELECTIVE –III)

Instruction                                                                                                                                                                                       4  Periods per week

Duration of University Examination                                                                                                                                                   3  Hours

University Examination                                                                                                                                                                     75 Marks

Sessional                                                                                                                                                                                         25 Marks

UNIT-I

Introduction to Physics of the Solid State: Structure, Size dependence of properties, Crystal structures, Face-Centered cubic nano particles, Tetrahedral Bonded semiconductor structures, Lattice Vibrations, energy Bands, Effective masses, Fermi surfaces, Localized particles, Donors, Acceptors and Deep Traps, Mobility, Excitations. Introduction to Semiconducting Nano particles, Introduction to Quantum Dots, wells, Preparation of Quantum Nanostructures.

UNIT-II

TEM, Infrared and Raman spectroscopy. Photoemission and X-RAY spectroscopy, Electron microscopy, SPMs, AFMs, Electrostatic force Microscope, Magnetic force microscope.

UNIT-III

Biological analogies of Nano and Micro-electromechanical systems (NMEMS)-Applications Fabrication of MEMS-assembling and packaging - applications of NMEMS.

UNIT-VI

Mathematical models and design of NMEMS-architecture-electromagnetic and its applications for Nano and Micro-electromechanical motion devices Molecular and Nano structure dynamics-molecular wires and molecular circuits.

Unit –V

Carbon nano tubes and nano devices-structural design of nano and MEM actuators and sensors configurations and structural design of motion nano-and micro-structures. Introduction to Intelligent control of Nano and Microelectronic Systems.

Suggestion Reading:

1.          G.Timp, “Nanotechnology,” Bell Labs, Murray Hill , NJ, USA.

2.          Charles P. Poolem, “Introduction to nanotechnology,” Wiley International.

3.          Eric Drexler, “Nano Systems; Molecular machinery, manufacturing and computation,” John Wiley and Sons.

4.          Lyschevski and Sergey Edward, “Nano and Microelectro mechanical Systems: Fundamentals of Nano and Micro Engineering,” CRC Press, 2000.