Area: |
Department of Applied Physics |
Credits: |
12.5 |
Contact Hours: |
2.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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Workshop: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
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Syllabus: |
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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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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Field of Education: |
10500 Chemical Sciences (Narrow Grouping) |
HECS Band (if applicable): |
2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information: |
Informational |
Result Type: |
Grade/Mark |
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Availability |
| Year |
Location |
Period |
Internal |
Area External |
Central External |
| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 1 |
Y |
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Area
External |
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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