Nano- and microsystems technology (1986) |
| Language of instruction : English |
| Credits: 4,0 | | | | | Period: quarter 2 (4sp) | | | | | 2nd Chance Exam1: Yes | | | | | Final grade2: Numerical |
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* Introduction/motivation 1 lecture * Top-down lithographic approaches 1 lecture * Bottom-up lithographic techniques 1 lecture * Fuctional properties of nanostructures in various fields (micro/nanoelectronics, bioelectronics, ...) including the basics of quantum mechanics, confinement effects, and tunneling. 3 lectures * Characterization tools for the nano- and microsystems (STM, AFM, TEM) 1 lecture * Organic systems with nano-mechanical and nano-electronic functions 2 lectures * 1 practical (preparation and characterization of gold nanoparticle arrays) 1 full day (participation obligatory) * 1 self study assignment on lithography (4 h) Thestudent gains insightintothefundamentalaspectsof modernminiaturisedsystemswithdimensionsonthemicrometerandnanometerscale. He/shewilllearnhowsuchstructurescanbedesignedandproducedusingeithertop- downorbottom-upstrategies. He/sheunderstandsthemostimportantphysicalandchemicalpropertiesof suchsystemswhicharetheconsequenceofminiaturisation. Thestudentcanexplainhowsuchobjectscanbestudiedbymeansofstate-of-the-arta nalysistoolslikescanningtunnelingmicroscopyoratomicforcemicroscopy. Thestudenthasinsightintovariousmicro-/nanostructuredsystemsandtheirimpac tonbiosensors,micro/nanoelectronics(transistordesign). Key terms: Photolithography, unconventional nanolithography, self-assembly, nanoparticles, carbonnanotubes, electron confinement( particle in a box -problem), tunneling, size-dependence of physical and chemical properties
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Lecture ✔
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Practical ✔
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Self-study assignment ✔
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Case study ✔
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Report ✔
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Period 2 Credits 4,00
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| Evaluation conditions (participation and/or pass) | ✔ |
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| Conditions | Reports practical: Attending and reporting (and meeting the requirements) about the practical is compulsory. |
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| Consequences | Students who are unauthorized absent at the practica or don't meet the requirements of the report, receive as final grade for the course a N - unauthorized absence. They have to attend the practicum in the second exam period or rewrite the report to receive their final grade. |
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Hardcopies of relevant course materials will be provided during the lectures. |
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Learning outcomes Master of Biomedical Sciences
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| 11. A graduate of the Master of Biomedical Sciences can function in a multidisciplnary team and can fulfill a bridging function between the various actors in health care. The graduate knows the importance and needs of the various stakeholders within the life sciences. | - EC
| 4. A graduate of the Master of Biomedical Sciences has knowledge of state-of-the-art techniques within biomedical research and is able to apply these techniques, taking into account the applicable quality standards. | - EC
| BEN 4. A graduate of the Master of Biomedical Sciences specialisation Bioelectronics and Nanotechnology has technical skills in material development, several nano- and micro fabrication methods, and a broad variety of physical, chemical and biological characterization techniques that enable interdisciplinary approaches for advanced diagnosis and therapy. |
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| | EC = learning outcomes DC = partial outcomes BC = evaluation criteria |
| Offered in | Tolerance3 |
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1st year Master of Biomedical Sciences - Bioelectronics and Nanotechnology
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1 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.12.2, section 2. |
| 2 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.15.1, section 3. |
3 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.16.9, section 2.
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