Nanotechnology

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Department of Electrotechnology

Synopsis:

The course is under way of essential convergence of the nano-bio-info fields in nanoscale. The course is focused on the self-assembly of nanostructures, their characterization, and application in nano-electro-mechanical systems, new materials, medicine, new sources of energy, and biomimetics.

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Syllabus of lectures:

1 Introduction

2 Diagnostics of nanostructures

3 Fractals, diffusion limited aggregation

4 Physics of colloids

5 Application of colloids physics in NNT

6 Top-down and Bottom-up processes,

7 Self-assembly of nanostructures

8 Nanomaterials

9 Vertical nanometrical structures

10 Horizontal morphology of nanostructures

11 Nanoelectronics

12 Biomimetics, Targeted transport of drugs

13 DLC, NNT for organic solar cells

Syllabus of tutorials:

1 Introduction

2 Excursion (AFMicroscope)

3 Polymer physics, optical microscopy

4 Sferolites growth from polymer melt

5 Polymer composites

6 Thin layers physics

7 Thin layers technology

8 Diagnostics of el. properties of layers

9 Epitaxial growth

10 Lithography

11 Excursion (electron lithography, epitaxial growth from organic compounds)

12 Excursion (electrospinning, nanowires)

13 Credits

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Study materials:

[1]M.Daoud, C.E. Williams (ed.): Soft Matter Physics. Springer 1999, ISBN 3-540-64852-6

[2]J. Zhang et al: Self-Assembled Nanostructures. Kluver Academic/Plenum Publisher 2003, ISBN 0-306-47299-6

[3]B. Bhushan (ed.): Handbook of Nanotechnology. Springer 1st ed. 2004, ISBN: 3-540-01218-4, e-ISBN: 978-3-540-29838-0. Springer 2nd ed. 2007 ISBN-10: 3-540-29855-X, e-ISBN: 3-540-29857-6

[4]K. Goser et al: Nanoelectronics and Nanosystems. Springer 2004, ISBN 3-540-40443-0

[5]A.S. Edelstein, R.C. Cammarata: Nanomaterials. Institute of Physics Publishing 1998, ISBN 0 7503 0578 9

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The course is a part of the following study plans: