Nanoscale Science and Applications

UAB: PH 487/587        UA: PH 495/595

Dr. Renato P. Camata

Spring 2007

 Syllabus

 Bibliography & Resources

 Lectures

(Lectures available on DVD. Please contact instructor to use DVD resources: camata@uab.edu )

1.      The Drive towards the Nanoscale – Lecture Jan. 5 (UAB), Jan. 10 (UA), 2007

2.      The Limits of Photolithography – Part I  – Lecture Jan. 12, 2007

3.      The Limits of Photolithography – Part II & Virtual Tour of Photolithography facility  – Lecture Jan. 17, 2007

4.      Emerging Nanolithography Techniques – Part I  – Lecture Jan. 19, 2007

5.      Emerging Nanolithography Techniques – Part II  – Lecture Jan. 24, 2007

6.      Self-Assembly and Self-Organization – Intermolecular Forces – Lecture Jan. 26, 2007

7.      Self-Assembly and Self-Organization – SAMs – Lecture Feb. 2, 2007

8.      Self-Assembly and Self-Organization – LBL,– Lecture Feb. 7, 2007

9.      Self-Assembly and Self-Organization – Copolymers, NP-DNA – Lecture Feb. 9, 2007

10.  H-Bonding and Self Assembly in Nano-Polymers – Lecture Feb. 15, 2007

11.  Scanning Probe Microscopes – Lecture Feb. 17, 2007

12.  Scanning Probe Microscopes – Lecture Feb. 22, 2007

13.  Scanning Probe Microscopes – Lecture Feb. 24, 2007

14.  Density of States I – Lecture Mar. 1, 2007

15.  Density of States II – Lecture Mar. 3, 2007

16.  Density of States III – Lecture Mar. 8, 2007

17.  Low dimensional Density of State I  – Lecture Mar. 10, 15, 17, 2007

18.  Low dimensional Density of State II  – Lecture Mar. 10, 15, 17, 2007

19.  Low dimensional Density of State III  – Lecture Mar. 10, 15, 17, 2007

20.  Introduction to Nanoscale Carbon – Lecture Mar. 22, 2007

21.  Nanoscale Carbon Materials  – Lecture Mar. 24, 2007

22.  Quantum Dots and Nanocomposites  – Lecture Apr. 5, 2007

23.  Biologically Active Nanomaterials – Lecture Apr. 7, 2007

24.  Quantum Confined Optoelectronic Systems I – Lecture Apr. 12, 2007

25.  Quantum Confined Optoelectronic Systems II – Lecture Apr. 14, 2007

26.  Nanobiotechnology Applications in Medicine I – Lecture Apr. 19, 2007

27.  Nanobiotechnology Applications in Medicine II – Lecture Apr. 21, 2007

28.  Advanced Project Presentations by Graduate Students – Apr. 26, 2007           

The Nanomachinery of the Cell – Protein Folding

Laser Emission in Semiconductor Nanostructures

Carbon Nanotube-based Composite Materials

Electrospinning: A Novel Technique in Manufacturing of Polymer Nanofibers

Propagation of EM Energy Below the Diffraction Limit of Light

Scherrer’s Formula and the Grain Size in Nanocrystalline Materials

Controlling the Diameter and Chirality of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes

29.  Electronic Transport in Nanostructures – Lecture Apr. 28, 2007

 

 Assignments

A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4

Advanced Project (Graduate Students)

 Exams

Exam 1

Exam 2

 Grades

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