Physics and Applications of Semiconductor Nanostructures

Media Storage Type : DVD-ROM

NPTEL Course Name : Physics and Applications of Semiconductor Nanostructures (Semiconductor Nanodevices)

NPTEL Subject Matter Expert : Dr. B. G. Jayaprakash

NPTEL Co-ordinating Institute : IIT Madras

NPTEL Lecture Count : 14

Lecture Titles:

Lecture 1 - Wave Particle Duality and Heisenberg Principle, Schrodinger Wave Equation
Lecture 2 - Miniaturization of Electronic System and Various Characteristic lengths in low dimensional systems
Lecture 3 - Kronigï¾–Penney Model - Free-Electron / Quasifree-Electron Approximation: Density of States Function
Lecture 4 - Energy Bands, Basics of Transports and Optical Processes in Semiconductors
Lecture 5 - Introduction to Materials and Classification of Low Dimensional Materials
Lecture 6 - Quantum size effect, electrical conductivity and Quantum transport
Lecture 7 - Quantum Wells, Quantum Wires
Lecture 8 - Importance of strains in semiconductors and Effect of strain on valence band
Lecture 9 - Lattice Vibrations, Phonons
Lecture 10 - Melting points, mechanical properties of nanoparticles and Hall Petch relationship for nanostructured materials
Lecture 11 - Quantum Electronic Devices - I
Lecture 12 - Tunnel Effect and Tunneling Elements
Lecture 13 - Principle of Set ï¾– Set Circuit Design ï¾– Comparison Between Fet and Set
Lecture 14 - Mimic of a Gas sensor, Metal Oxide Gas Sensing Mechanism