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Introduction to Complex Polymers: Polyelectrolytes and Copolymers
Submitted on 24-SEP-08
Contributed by Monica Olvera de la Cruz

This module provides a brief introductory overview of polymer physics and some theoretical study of polyelectrolytes and copolymers. Some homework and their answers are provided to help students understand basic statistical mechanics. The following topics will be emphasized: 1) General polymer physics; 2)Thermodynamic properties of biological polyelectrolytes and biological complexes; 3) Self-consistent Mean Field Theory (SCFT) calculations and molecular simulations of copolymers; Some calculat...

Unconventional Patterning at the Nanoscale
Submitted on 23-FEB-07
Contributed by Teri Odom, Meenakshi Viswanathan, Yelizaveta Babayan

The ability to generate nanoscale structures is central to modern science and technology. The experiments described in this site provide the first step towards bringing nanofabrication to undergraduate students using simple benchtop tools that are accessible and inexpensive. These experiments are currently taking place in the first quarter of a sophomore seminar (Chem 250-1) offered jointly by the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern Unive...

What Can Electrons Do? - Electron Microscopy
Submitted on 13-FEB-07
Contributed by Jian-Guo Zheng

This project is to educate students about important roles of electron microscopy in nanoscience and nanotechnology. It will cover some properties of electrons, principles of electron microscopy, applications of electron microscopy in characterizing nano-scale materials, and the development of electron microscopy to meet challenges in nanotechnology....

Physics of Solids, MSE 405 (Fall 2006)
Submitted on 21-DEC-06
Contributed by Mark Hersam

Introduction to quantum mechanics and solid state physics. Specific topics include free electron behavior, potential energy wells and barriers, energy band theory, phonons, and electrical properties of metals and emiconductors. This course develops many concepts of fundamental interest to nanoscale science and engineering such as quantum confinement and reduced dimensionality effects in nanomaterials....

Junior Research Seminar: Nanoscale Patterning and Systems, (Spring 2004)
Submitted on 30-JUN-06
Contributed by Teri Odom

This research course, for students of Junior standing, enabled students to design and perform nanoscale patterning experiments using scanning probe lithography and bench-top fabrication techniques....

Science and Technology at the Nanoscale, CHEM 445 (Spring 2004)
Submitted on 30-JUN-06
Contributed by Teri Odom

This course is designed for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Students will have opportunities to learn why nanoscience is important and interesting, to be trained on advanced instrumentation (NSOM, STM, AFM, SEM), and to participate in some of the business aspects of these emerging nanotechnologies. ...

Electronic Transport in Seminconductors, ECE 656 (Fall 2005)
Submitted on 30-JUN-06
Contributed by Mark Lundstrom

The objective of the course is to develop a clear, physical understanding of charge carrier transport in bulk semiconductors and in small semiconductor devices.The emphasis is on transport physics and its consequences in a device context. The course does not focus on theory or computer simulation; it is a practical course for those interested in devices....

Nanophotonics, 495S (Fall 2005)
Submitted on 30-JUN-06
Contributed by Vladimir Shalaev

The course will cover nanoscale processes and devices and their applications for manipulating light on the nanoscale. The following topics will be covered: 1) Fundamentals, Maxwell's equations, light-matter interaction, dispersion, EM properties of nanostructures, etc. 2)Photonic crystals 3)Photonic crystal fibers 4)Photonic nanocircuits 5)Metal optics 6)Manipulating light with plasmonic nanostructures 7)Plasmonic nano-sensors 8)Near-field optics 9)Negative refractive index and super-resolution...

Quantum Phenomena: Atom to Transistor, ECE 659 (Spring 2005)
Submitted on 30-JUN-06
Contributed by Supriyo Datta

The development of "nanotechnology" has made it possible to engineer materials and devices on a length scale as small as several nanometers (atomic distances are ~ 0.1 nm). The properties of such "nanostructures" cannot be described in terms of macroscopic parameters like mobility and diffusion coefficient and a microscopic or atomistic viewpoint is called for. The purpose of this course is to convey the conceptual framework that underlies this microscopic theory of matter which developed in cou...

Advanced Physics of Materials, MSE 451 (Fall 2005)
Submitted on 02-MAY-06
Contributed by Mark Hersam

This course will cover advanced topics in solid state physics including band structure, electron dynamics and conduction, semiconductors, optical properties, dielectric properties, ferroelectrics, diamagnetism, paramagnetism, magnetic ordering, and superconductivity....