Course - Nanophysics - FY8909
FY8909 - Nanophysics
About
New from the academic year 2014/2015
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Oral examination
Grade: Passed/Failed
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muntlig | 100/100 |
Course content
Nanotechnology facilitates the creation of electronic devices so small that both the particle and the wave nature of the electrons are important. This enables the discovery of several new physical phenomena and some of these can be used in modern nano-electronics devices. This course will discuss some of the key nano-scale electronic phenomena and both approaches from classical physics and quantum physics will be used. Relevant topics are e.g.: quantized conductance, Coulomb blockade, Büttiker-Landauer-formalism, weak localization, universal conductance fluctuations, quantum Hall effect, Aharonov-Bohm effect, giant magnetoresistance, graphene.
Learning outcome
The student shall, with relatively simple physical models applied to recent experimental results, learn how basic physics can be used to describe and understand the behavior of electrons in nano-scale materials. The course will hopefully motivate for further theoretical and experimental studies of electron transport in nano-scale materials.
Knowledge: The student should know key effects and phenomena within electron transport in nano-scale materials.
Skills: The student should learn how to analyze effects and phenomena within nanophysics by applying
basic classical physics and quantum mechanics, standard mathematical methods, and simple numerical computations.
General competence: The student will learn to find, read, and convey the contents of literature near the research front within the field of nanophysics.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures and calculation exercises. Compulsory activities to be agreed upon, dependent on the number of students. Exam date will be agreed upon during the course.
Compulsory assignments
- Work
Recommended previous knowledge
Basic knowledge of physics, including quantum mechanics and solid state physics.
Required previous knowledge
None
Course materials
Will be announced when the course begins.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| TFY4340 | 7.5 |
Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Doctoral degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: SPRING 2015
Language of instruction: English
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- Physics
- Technological subjects
Examination
Examination arrangement: Oral examination
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Spring ORD Muntlig 100/100 2015-05-20 09:00
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"