Nanoscience I
7.5 ECTS creditsInstruction is the form of lectures, seminars, project work and laboratory sessions. Attendance in laboratory sessions is mandatory.
Course components:
Fundamentals of nanoscience: what is nano? Basic physical properties and phenomena in nanometre-scale structures.
Tools of nanoscience: experimental methods for the characterisation of nanostructures (spectroscopy and microscopy) and manipulation of these.
Nanoparticles: metals, semiconductors and molecular materials.
Nanomaterials: forms of carbon, including fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene and organic molecules and polymers.
Nanomaterials: ordered, disordered and composite materials. Nanomodified materials for altering material properties, including mechanical, electronic, optical and magnetic properties.
Synthesis of nanoparticles and nanomaterials: quantum wells, quantum wires, quantum dots, etc., using top-down and bottom-up methods.
Nanoelectronics and nano-optics: single-electron electronics, magnetic random access memory (MRAM), quantum computing, photonic crystals, nanolasers, and nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS).
Nanotechnology and energy applications: solar cells and fuel cells.
Nanotechnology and environmental applications: catalysis and purification.
Nanoscience and medical applications: lab-on-a-chip, biosensors and nanoparticles for diagnostics and drug delivery.
Applications of nanotechnology: for example, single-electron transistors, catalysis, NEMS, solar cells, molecular electronics, functional materials, medical diagnostics and therapy.
The market for nanotechnological innovations and companies.
Course components:
Fundamentals of nanoscience: what is nano? Basic physical properties and phenomena in nanometre-scale structures.
Tools of nanoscience: experimental methods for the characterisation of nanostructures (spectroscopy and microscopy) and manipulation of these.
Nanoparticles: metals, semiconductors and molecular materials.
Nanomaterials: forms of carbon, including fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene and organic molecules and polymers.
Nanomaterials: ordered, disordered and composite materials. Nanomodified materials for altering material properties, including mechanical, electronic, optical and magnetic properties.
Synthesis of nanoparticles and nanomaterials: quantum wells, quantum wires, quantum dots, etc., using top-down and bottom-up methods.
Nanoelectronics and nano-optics: single-electron electronics, magnetic random access memory (MRAM), quantum computing, photonic crystals, nanolasers, and nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS).
Nanotechnology and energy applications: solar cells and fuel cells.
Nanotechnology and environmental applications: catalysis and purification.
Nanoscience and medical applications: lab-on-a-chip, biosensors and nanoparticles for diagnostics and drug delivery.
Applications of nanotechnology: for example, single-electron transistors, catalysis, NEMS, solar cells, molecular electronics, functional materials, medical diagnostics and therapy.
The market for nanotechnological innovations and companies.
Progressive specialisation:
G2F (has at least 60 credits in first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level:
Undergraduate level
Admission requirements:
Physics 15 credits, including the course Introductory modern physics, 7.5 credits. An equivalence assessment can be made.
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
This course is included in the following programme
- Science programme Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics: Physics (studied during year 2)
- Bachelor Programme in Physics (studied during year 3)
- Master of Science in Engineering Physics (studied during year 3)