EL4003 Nano Electronics Syllabus:
EL4003 Nano Electronics Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To understand design of transistor as Nano device
To understand various forms of Nano Devices
To understand properties of different types of Nano Sensors
UNIT I SEMICONDUCTOR AND NANODEVICES
Single-Electron Devices; Nano scale MOSFET – Resonant Tunneling Transistor – Single-Electron Transistors; Nanorobotics and Nanomanipulation; Mechanical Molecular Nanodevices; Nano Computers: Optical Fibers for Nanodevices; Photochemical Molecular Devices; DNA-Based Nanodevices; Gas-Based Nanodevices
UNIT II ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONIC MOLECULAR MATERIALS
Preparation – Electroluminescent Organic materials – Laser Diodes – Quantum well lasers:- Quantum cascade lasers- Cascade surface-emitting photonic crystal laser- Quantum dot lasers – Quantum wire lasers:- White LEDs – LEDs based on nanowires – LEDs based on nanotubes – LEDs based on nanorods – High Efficiency Materials for OLEDs- High Efficiency Materials for OLEDs – Quantum well infrared photo detectors.
UNIT III THERMAL SENSORS
Thermal energy sensors -temperature sensors, heat sensors – Electromagnetic sensors – electrical resistance sensors, electrical current sensors, electrical voltage sensors, electrical power sensors, magnetism sensors – Mechanical sensors – pressure sensors, gas and liquid flow sensors, position sensors – Chemical sensors – Optical and radiation sensors.
UNIT IV GAS SENSOR MATERIALS
Criteria for the choice of materials – Experimental aspects – materials, properties, measurement of gas sensing property, sensitivity; Discussion of sensors for various gases, Gas sensors based on semiconductor devices
UNIT V BIOSENSORS
Principles – DNA based biosensors – Protein based biosensors – materials for biosensor applications – fabrication of biosensors – future potential.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the course the student will have the
CO1: Ability to design and simulate nanodevices
CO2: Ability to design and simulate nano sensors
CO3: Ability to characterise thermal sensors
CO4: Ability to characterise the materials used for gas sensors
CO5: Ability to characterise biosensors
TOTAL:45 PERIODS
REFERENCES
1. K.E. Drexler, “Nano systems”, Wiley, 1992
2. M.C. Petty, “Introduction to Molecular Electronics”, 1995.
3. W. Ranier, “Nano Electronics and Information Technology”, Wiley, 2003