NT4003 Nanoelectronics and Sensors Syllabus:

NT4003 Nanoelectronics and Sensors Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

OBJECTIVES:

 To learn about overview of nanoelectronics.
 To study the basic components of electronic systems.
 To learn about sensor fabrication and applications.

UNIT I OVERVIEW OF NANO-ELECTRONICS

Nano-scale electronics; Foundation of nano-electronics – low dimension transport, quantum confinement, Coulomb blockade and quantum dot; Ballistic transport and Quantum interferences; Landauer formula, quantization of conductance, example of Quantum point contact.

UNIT II TWO-TERMINAL JUNCTION TRANSISTORS

Basic CMOS process flow; MOS scaling theory; Issues in scaling MOS transistors; Requirements for non-classical MOS transistor; PMOS versus NMOS; Design and construction of MOS capacitor; Integration issues of high-k MOS – interface states, bulk charge, band offset, stability, reliability; MOS transistor and capacitor characteristics.

UNIT III GATE

Metal gate transistors – motivation, basics and requirements; quantum transport in nano MOSFET; Ultrathin body silicon on insulator (SOI) – double gate transistors; Vertical transistors – FinFET and surround gate FET; compound semiconductor MOSFET –Hetero-structures MOSFET.

UNIT IV SENSORS AND ACTUATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Basic types and working principles of sensors and actuators; Characteristic features: Range, Resolution, Sensitivity, Error, Repeatability, Linearity and Accuracy, Impedance, Nonlinearities, Static and Coulomb Friction, Eccentricity, Backlash, Saturation, Dead band, System Response, First Order System Response, Under-damped Second Order System Response, Frequency Response.

UNIT V MEMORY DEVICES AND SENSORS

Nano ferroelectrics – Ferroelectric random access memory –Fe-RAM circuit design –ferroelectric thin film properties and integration – calorimetric -sensors – electrochemical cells – surface and bulk acoustic devices – gas sensitive FETs – resistive semiconductor gas sensors –electronic noses – identification of hazardous solvents and gases –semiconductor sensor array.

TOTAL :45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES:

CO1: Students will gain knowledge in basics of nanoelectronics
CO2: Students will gather idea about materials and techniques used for sensor components
CO3: Students will acquire information about fabrication of different sensors

REFERENCES

1. W. Ranier, “Nano Electronics and Information Technology”, Wiley, (2003).
2. K.E. Drexler, “Nano systems”, Wiley, (1992).
3. M.C. Petty, “Introduction to Molecular Electronics”1995.
4. Vladimir V. Mitin, Vieatcheslov A. Kochelap, Micheal A. Stroscio, Introduction to
Nanoelectronics, Cambridge University Press, London, 2008
5. Vinod Kumar Khanna, Nanosensors: Physical, Chemical and Biological, CRC Press, London, 2014
6. Supriyo Datta, Lessons from Nanoelectronics, World Scientific, Hong Kong, 2012