| 33320 Applied Nanotechnology |
| Danish title: Anvendt nanoteknologi |
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Language: English ECTS-creditpoints: 10, External examination.
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| Type: civil engineering course, open university, Diplom(E) |
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Exam schedule:
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F4-A (Jun 04 2002), E4-A (Dec 18 2001) |
| Recommended semester: 4th -7th semester (civil), 4th semester (diplom) |
| Scope and form: Lectures, exercises, and experiments |
| Evaluation: Oral exam and approval of reports
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| Examination: 13-scale |
| Compulsory: 10201 10203 |
| Participant limitation: Min. 6 Max. 16 |
Aim: Nanotechnology is a broad notion, which among other things covers studies of mechanism on the nanometer scale (e.g. DNA replication) and design and fabrication of structures on the nanometer scale (e.g. molecular electronics).
The goal of the course is to give you an understanding of how nanotechnological instruments, tools and components function and how they are fabricated. When you have followed the course you will be able to understand and operate nanotechnological instruments such as scanning probe microscopes (SPM). You will know the strengths and limitations of the different instruments and you will have a deeper understanding of nanotechnological tools such as microscopic 4-point probes and cantilever-based biosensors. By the use of simple simulation tools you will be able to perform computer experiments on molecular electronics components. |
Contents: On the course the most important nanotechnological instruments, which makes it possible to see and manipulate individual molecules will be described. This includes:
· Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy
· Atomic Force Microscopy
· Scanning 4-point probe
· SEM
The use of these instruments to fabricate and study nanotechnological components will be discussed - this includes:
· Nanolithography
· Manipulation of single molecules
· Force measurements on single DNA molecules
· On-line measurements of molecular adsorption processes
· Self-assembly
· Molecular electronics
· Nanorobotsę
Moreover different methods to fabricate new nanotechnological tools will be described and different applications of these tools will be discussed. The following tools will be introduced:
· AFM probes
· Microscopic 4-point probes
· Micro-cantilever based biosensors
· Nano-electrodes
In order to be able to operate the scanning probe microscopes the course will go theoretically through the principle of operation and the strength and the limitations of the microscopes. The course also contains several experimental exercises, which allow you to become confident with the microscopes. Moreover, the instruments will be used to study and manipulate surfaces on the nanometer scale.
The course is ended with a project, where it will be possible to work more in details with a chosen nanotechnological subject. The project is a mixture of theoretical and experimental work. |
| Contact: Ulrich Quaade, building 345ų, (+45) 4525 5735, ulrich@mic.dtu.dk |
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