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305411 (v.1) Nanotechnology 101

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Area:	Department of Applied Physics
Contact Hours:	2.0
Credits:	12.5
Workshop:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Historical perspectives. Review of the micro and nanoscale and associated properties of matter. Micro and VLSI electronics, micro electromechanical systems. Optical and quantum computers. Molecular machines and devices. Self-assembly of complex molecular architectures. Controlled orientation of molecular components. Reversibility in self-assembly processes. Implications of thermal disordering. Experimental techniques for probing the nanoscale. Electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, especially scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopies. X-ray and neutron analysis technologies. Applications of nanotechnology. Future developments and potential impact on society.

 
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