ECE 59500 - Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics (Now runs as ECE 50653)
Course Details
Lecture Hours: 3 Credits: 3
Counts as:
Experimental Course Offered:
Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2015, Fall 2016
Requisites:
MA 26600 & MA 26500 or MA 26200
Requisites by Topic:
Familiarity with matrix algebra, MATLAB, Elementary differential equations.
Catalog Description:
Nanoelectronic devices are an integral part of our life, including the billion-plus transistors in every smartphone, each of which has an active region that is only a few hundred atoms long. This courses is designed to convey the key concepts developed in the last 25 years which constitute the fundamentals of nanoelectronics and mesoscopic physics, assuming a minimal set of prerequisites.
Required Text(s):
- Lessons from Nanoelectronics , S. Datta , World Scientific , 2012 , ISBN No. 978-981-4335-29-4
Recommended Text(s):
- MatLab: Student Version , Current Edition Edition , The MathWorks, Inc.
- Quantum Transport: Atom to Transistor , S. Datta , Cambridge University Press , 2005 , ISBN No. 0-521-63145-9
Lecture Outline:
| Week(s) | Major Topics |
|---|---|
| 1-2 | The new Ohm's law From Ballistic to diffusive conductors |
| 3-4 | Conductance quantization, density of states and density of modes, the nanotransistor |
| 5-6 | What and where is the resistance? |
| 7-9 | Thermoelectricity, Second Law, fuel value of information |
| 10-11 | Bandstructure |
| 12-14 | Quantum transport: NEGF |
| 15 | Future Directions |
Engineering Design Content:
- Analysis
Assessment Method:
Seven Exams (as indicated) and a Term Paper