3 ECTS Credits — Semester 2 — Elective
Nanomaterials are substances with at least one dimension measuring between 1 and 100 nanometers. They possess unique properties due to their small size, which can be significantly different from those of their bulk counterparts. These materials have various applications in fields such as electronics, medicine, energy, and more. Electronic Applications of nanomaterials include transistors and semiconductors, sensors in various applications, display technology, energy storage, photovoltaics.
Syllabus
This course presents recent developments in the field of semiconductor nanomaterials based on silicon or carbon, as well as their main electronic applications. More specifically, the following topics are covered:
- Disordered semiconductors: amorphous, nano- and polycrystalline silicon
- Silicon nanowires: structure and synthesis
- Carbon nanotubes
- Graphene
- Techniques for characterising nanomaterials: near-field and spectroscopic techniques
- Electronic applications: photovoltaics, flat screens, electronic devices, detectors, sensors, etc.
Suggested bibliography
- R. Ossikovski, Nanomatériaux et applications électroniques, Editions de l’Ecole polytechnique.
- R. A. Street, Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon, CUP.
- S. M. Sze, Semiconductor Devices: Physics and Technology, Wiley.
- R. Saito, G. Dresselhaus, M. Dresselhaus, Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes, Imperial College Press.
- S. Datta, Electronic Transport in Mesoscopic Systems, CUP.
Prerequisites
- Basics of quantum and statistical physics.