Latest Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026
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Description Nanoelectronics has become one of the most important and exciting fields in the forefront of engineering, physics, chemistry and biology. The technology and the possibilities of engineering at the nanoscale shows great promise for delivering many breakthroughs that will impact on technological advances in a wide range of applications from quantum computing, through chemical to electronic to optronic to medical. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Demonstrate understanding of the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics and its applications to Nanotechnology and Nanoelectronics. 2. Develop the technical capability to assess the impact of nanoelectronics on current and future technical advancements in the field such as Graphene and CNT materials and devices. 3. Critically analyse scientific articles and literature on the subject 4. Understand the interdisciplinarity of nanoscale engineering and science by integrating principles from physics, chemistry, and engineering to create innovative solutions to complex problems. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Indicative Syllabus • Introduction to Quantum Mechanics: Classical particles and phenomena, wave packets, why quantum mechanics is important • The Bohr atomic model; matter waves, the quantum wavefunction, the Schrödinger equation, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, quantum wells. • Introduction to the Physics of the Solid State: Crystal structure and lattice vibrations; energy bands, reciprocal space, effective masses, Fermi surfaces, • Localised particles e.g. donors, traps, defects in semiconductors, excitons. Methods of Measuring Properties: Crystallography – X-Ray Diffraction, scanning tunneling microscopy and atomic force microscopy. • Carbon Nanostructures: Carbon molecules, carbon clusters – C60 and fullerenes; carbon nanotubes, their properties, applications of carbon nanotubes. Graphene, properties and applications. • Bulk Nanostructured Materials, Photonic crystals. • Nanostructured Ferromagnetism: Theory of Ferromagnetism and applications to storage and spintronic systems: dynamics of nanomagnets, giant and colossal magnetoresistance • Quantum Wells, Wires and Dots: Preparation; size and dimensionality effects; excitons; quantum confinement, density of states, single-electron tunnelling; applications – IR detectors, quantum dot lasers, quantum computing • Optical and Vibrational Spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy; photoluminescence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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