Course detail

Nanoelectronics

FSI-TNI-AAcad. year: 2027/2028

Electronic properties and quantum phenomena. Nanoelectronic materials (semiconductors, dielectrics, ferroelectrics, magnetoelectronics, organic molecules) and related technological and analytic methods. Novel electronic devices for processing and storing information. Sensors and displays. Solar cells.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

4

Assignment to study programme types

Master's

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Miroslav Kolíbal, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Physical Engineering (ÚFI)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Entry knowledge

Elementary Physics, Quantum Physics, Solid State Physics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The assessment of a student is made upon his performance in practice and quality of a discussion on topics selected at the examination (lecture notes allowed at preparation).

The presence of students at practice is obligatory and is monitored by a tutor. The way how to compensate missed practice lessons will be decided by a tutor depending on the range and content of the missed lessons.

Aims

The goal is to provide an overview of the wide field of novel materials and devices for nanoelectronics.

Students will learn the current status of the interdisciplinary field of nanoelectronics which will also help them to select their own topic (for diplomma or doctoral thesis).

Study aids

PowerPoint presentations are available in PDF format in the e-learning systém.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

KASAP, CAPPER (Ed.) Springer Handbook of Electronic and Photonic Materials 2006.
KITTEL, C: Úvod do fyziky pevných látek 1997.
R. WASER (Ed.) Nanoelectronics and Information Technology 2005.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MPA-NCP Master's

    branch --- , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme N-FIN-P Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional, profile core courses

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Miroslav Kolíbal, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Semiconductors (charge carriers and their states in spatially confined semiconducting structures). Interfaces and heterostructures. Dissipative phenomena and electrical resistance.
Dielectrics (polarisation mechanisms and their frequency dependence, polarisation waves, optical properties). Ferroelectrics (spontaneous polarisation, phase transformations, domains).
Magnetoelectronics and spintronics.
Organic molecules and the structure - electronic properties relationship.
Si MOSFETs, ferroelectric FETs, quantum devices based on resonant tunneling.
Single electron devices. Carbon nanotubes as electronic devices. Molecular electronics and molecular device architecture.
Memory structures and data transmission. Sensors. Displays (OLED, field effect and plasma displays, electronic ink). Nanostructured solar cells.

Exercise

20 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Miroslav Kolíbal, Ph.D.

Syllabus

The calculation of supportive theoretical examples takes place during the whole semester.

Computer-assisted exercise

6 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Miroslav Kolíbal, Ph.D.

Syllabus

See seminars.