The objective of this course is to develop an understanding of the science behind various unique physical phenomena associated with nano-metric scale.
Syllabus
Band Theory, Optical and Electronic Properties at the Nanoscale: Schrodinger equation, quantum confinement effects: particle in a box, energy level quantization, Tunneling, Electronic band structure, Brillouin zone boundary scattering, basic aspects of diffraction. density of states formalism for low-dimensional systems.
Classification of nanomaterials - 2D, 1D, 0D systems with examples.
0D materials. Quantum dots and their Optical Properties.
1D materials: Nanowires and charge Transport in Nanowires.
2D materials: 2D electron gas, Hall effect, quantum Hall effect, Heterostructures and interfacial epitaxy, blue LED, Q-cascade lasers.
Magnetism in low-dimensional systems. Magnetic Nanostructures. Different shapes and sizes of nanosystems. Geometric Surface-to-Volume Ratio. size-dependent cohesive energy.
Nanoscience; Bulk and nano-physical properties-electrical and thermal conductivity, specific heat, band gap, reflectivity, magnetic property. Physics of low dimensional systems
Syllabus
Band Theory, Optical and Electronic Properties at the Nanoscale: Schrodinger equation, quantum confinement effects: particle in a box, energy level quantization, Tunneling, Electronic band structure, Brillouin zone boundary scattering, basic aspects of diffraction. density of states formalism for low-dimensional systems.
Classification of nanomaterials - 2D, 1D, 0D systems with examples.
0D materials. Quantum dots and their Optical Properties.
1D materials: Nanowires and charge Transport in Nanowires.
2D materials: 2D electron gas, Hall effect, quantum Hall effect, Heterostructures and interfacial epitaxy, blue LED, Q-cascade lasers.
Magnetism in low-dimensional systems. Magnetic Nanostructures. Different shapes and sizes of nanosystems. Geometric Surface-to-Volume Ratio. size-dependent cohesive energy.
Nanoscience; Bulk and nano-physical properties-electrical and thermal conductivity, specific heat, band gap, reflectivity, magnetic property. Physics of low dimensional systems
- Teacher: pnayak Pramoda Kumar Nayak
- Teacher: ramp Ramaprabhu S