Introduction to the Modern Nanotechnology

The basics of physics and technology of nanomaterials and nanosystems are overviewed in the course. The terminology and notions are introduced. The changes in the main properties of semiconductors and metals due to decrease of their size are discussed towards the electronic and optoelectronic applications and modern compound semiconductor materials. Starting from the objects description and mail physical properties peculiarities we move to basics of material and device nanofabrication, ending with nanosystem characterization techniques. Fabrication nanotechnology of the microwave compound semiconductor heterostructure devices for electronics and photonics are outlined.

What you'll learn

• Concepts and approaches used in the field of nanomaterials design, fabrication and analysis
• The physical basis of modern nanotechnology from the standpoint of semiconductor physics and quantum mechanics
• Nanosystems classification by dimension, consideration of "bottom-up" and "from top down" approaches
• The basis of practical device fabrication technologies for electronics, microwave photonics and photovoltaics
• What is nano and why it is so helpful?
• The size and dimensionality of nanosystems
• 2D Quantum heterostructure design and applications
• Low-dimensional nanosystems and their properties
• Self-organization and self-assembly technology
• Directional nanostructuring techniques
• Nanofabrication of compound semiconductor devices
• Nanotechnology in microwave electronics and photonics devices
• Methods of nanostructure material characterization
• Electrical and optical characterization techniques for nanosystems