This is a draft open for discussions and modifications !
Introduction to Nano(materials)-science and –engineering, in support of
PSU’s initiative to create a Center for Nanometrology and
Nanoelectronics
to be listed at Phys 410/510, Chem 410/510, ECE 410/510, MSE 410/510, GEO 410/510
This is a regular 4 credit hours, 10 weeks course, which will be regularly offered each year in the Spring
from either one of the involved departments and will be for both undergraduates and graduates with
majors or minors in one of the sciences or engineering disciplines at PSU with the objectives to:
- enhance the prospects of PSU graduates finding employment in Oregon’s emerging high tech and
nanotechnology
- complement the ECE 410/510 course on nanoelectronics, complement all other ongoing nanoscience and
nanoengineering courses
- prepare theoretically for the 4 credit hours 10 weeks summer course Phys 410/510, Chem 410/510
entitled currently as “Fabrication and Characterization of nanomaterials”
- possibly serve as a “seed” for further developments of dedicated courses on nanoscience and
nanoengineering in interested departments.
- possibly help in the further development of a prospective minor in nanoscience and nanoengineering
1 lecturer, 1 teaching assistant/grader, anticipated enrolment 30 students.
4 “modules” in the following sequence, 2 hours lectures, two times per week, preferentially Tue/Thurs.
10:00 to 11:50 with one break
Prerequisites:
Phys: PH 311, 312, one of the courses of the PH 316-318 sequence
Chem: CH 221 to 223, and PH 311 or another Modern Physics equivalent
ECE: same as Phys and Chem requirements
MSE: EAS 213 and the prerequisites of that course
Geo:
and all the course that are prerequisites to these courses or their replacements
Consent of the instructor, recommendation from other PSU faculty members of either one of the
involved departments.
Module
Lectures
comments
Nanophysics
1-10
Nanochemistry
11-20
(nano)materials
science/engineering and
nanoelectronics materials
21-30
other developing nanotechnologies,
environmental concerns, societal
implications
31-40
scientific foundations of mesoscopic systems,
(nano)metrology as a sub-discipline of physics
(sources of experimental errors and error
propagation analyses - a skill any scientist or
engineer needs)
scientific foundations of self- assembly on all
length scales (complementary to CH 510/410:
Introduction to Nanomaterials and
ECE 580-IN: Introduction to Nanomaterials
which focuses on devices and bio-nanoapplications taught by Shankar B. Rananavare
typically in the Fall term)
from materials science and engineering concepts
to materials physics and materials chemistry
aspects of nanoelectronics materials
(Complementary to the respective nanoelectronics
course in ECE that focuses on devices taught by
Prof. James Morris typically in the winter term;
Complementary to PH 410/510 Application of
Microbeams in Material Characterization by
Prof. Chunfei Li, a one quarter overview)
an attempt shall be made to clarify important
nano-biology concepts, the importance of
computer modeling as an emerging
science/engineering discipline shall be clarified
(Complementary to CH 510/410: Introduction to
Nanomaterials and
ECE 580-IN: Introduction to Nanomaterials
which focuses on devices and bio-nanoapplications taught by Prof. Shankar B.
Rananavare typically in the Fall term;
Complementary to PH 510/610: Microelectronic
Device Fabrication Course Series by Prof. Raj
Solanki, which focuses on the “science and
practice of modern microelectronic device
fabrication”, and runs for the whole academic
year
The annual guest lecture series by Prof. Michael Hietschold, Department of Physics, Technical University
Chemnitz, on scanning probe microcopies (AFM, STM, NSOM with and without apertures) and
nanophysics is included within the course.
Possibly partial credits in increments of 1 credit hour for students that complete any one of the modules –
this should be the exception rather than the rule since the whole course makes much more sense when
taken in sequence and at once?
General idea of sequence of the course is “coming full circle” from the scientific foundations to the
emerging applications in modern society – clarifying that the scientists or engineers responsibility for her
or his products never stops
Pass/no pass option and grading A-D
Grading for undergraduates: 1 midterm 30%, 1 medium level course work assignment (40%), 1 final exam
30%.
Grading for graduates: 1 midterm 25%, 2 higher level course work assignments (50%), 1 final exam 25%.
Partial credit, a special exam for each section 60%, 1 lower level course work assignment 40%.
Lectures will draw heavily on the following recourses, there will not be a required course textbooks, just
recommendations for accompanying reading.
module
Texts
Comments
nanophysics
E.L Wolf, Nanophysics and
Nanotechnology: An Introduction to
the Modern Concepts in
Nanoscience;
G.A. Ozin and A.C. Arsenault,
Nanochemistry: A Chemical
Approach to Nanomaterials
Essentially modern physics and how it
results in novel technologies
nanochemistry
(nano)materials
science/engineering and
nanoelectronics
other developing
nanotechnologies,
environmental concerns,
societal implications
M. O'Keeffe and B. G. Hyde
Crystal Structures I: Patterns and
Symmetry, freely accessible as
*.pdf files at
http://www.public.asu.edu/~rosebud
x/okeeffe.htm
Self-assembly on all length scales, Prof.
Scott Reed volunteers a 2 hours guest
lecture on “Introduction to synthetic
nanochemistry: self-assembled monolayers
and nanoparticles”
The “chap” who runs nanophysics
education at the University of Lund
(Samuelson’s group) studied
crystallography together with P. Moeck
back in East Germany 23 years ago, Prof.
Bryant York, PSU Computer science
volunteers a 2 hours guest lecture on
“Parallel/high performance computing for
crystallography and database support”
Review Articles from the
Alivisatos, Dresselhouse, Lieber,
and Samuelson groups
Review Articles from the
Whitesides group,
Internet accessible studies by
scientific organizations
Focused-ion-beam techniques, thin film
deposition, epitaxy, nanoscale modeling,
free internet resources, single molecule
spectroscopy
S.M. Allen and E.L. Thomas
The Structure of Materials;
Ideas discussed with and current draft supported by Profs.: A. La Rosa, E. J. Sanchez, and
P.-T. Leung (all Physics), S. B. Rananavare, M. Yan, S. Reed (all Chemistry), J. Morris
(ECE), R. Nordstrom and L. Meekisho (both MSE), Bryant York (Computer Engineering).
Nearly all of these supporters are ONAMI members.
More input from C. Wamser, Chemistry is expected at the end of August