Nanosystems

Semiconducting nanodevices. Nanorabrication and Nanotechnology. Spray coating techniques. Film functionalization. CMOS-based nanosystems. Hybrid systems. Novel sensors.
Through the lab-project, the students will work on a special nanosystem related topic. It will be adopted to current research at the Chair for Nano and Quantum sensors (Nanomagnetic Devcies group) and includes e.g. characterization of ferromagnetic resonance effects in ferrimagnetic / ferromagnetic thin films by means of vector network analyzer and lock-in techniques.

After completion of the module, students are able to evaluate nanodevices and their system integration.They are able to comprehensively review various different physical effects for their application in nanosystems. They know how to evaluate a physical effect in terms of scaling abilities to form a system. They are able to document and present the results of their experiments in form of a scientific report and graphs.

Basic physical concepts, materials, electronic devices, fundamentals of Nanoelectronics.

The student should have (but it is not mandatory) taken classes in
- Nanoelectronics
- Nanotechnology

The theoretical background to understand the operation of nanosystems will be provided in the lectures with traditional methods (power point presentations, discussion, questions in the lecture notes). Part of the module will be carried out in a hands-on lab. Small groups will work in a coordinated fashion towards the measurement and metrology of magnetic thin film devices.

The following types of media will used:
- Presentation slides
- Lecture script
- Black board
- Hands-on lab

- Rainer Waser (Ed.), "Nanoelectronics and Information Technology" Advanced Electronic Materials and Novel Devices, Wiley-VCH, Third Edition, 2012.
- Sami Franssila, "Introduction to Microfabrication", John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
- J.M.D. Coey, Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Cambridge University Press, 2009. - Additional reading material and useful web sources will be provided to the students with the lecture notes.

The examination consists of three parts:
a) Written entrance test for the scientific lab-project (15 % of overall grade), b) written report for the scientific lab-project with additional oral questions (15 % of overall grade) and c) major oral exam covering all topics of the full lecture (70%).

a) and b): By attending the experimental part of the module, the students prove that they are able to apply the gained theoretical knowledge in a hands-on lab and to document and present their achieved measurement results both orally and in a scientific report. The students have to hand in a condense lab report with scientific discussion and high quality measurement graphs. They demonstrate with the reports that they have gained deeper knowledge in the specific topic of the hands-on lab and gained deeper understanding of the measurement equipment, and the devices under test. The show that they can use analytical tools, methods and programs to verify the findings. Students know how to document this knowledge in reports by using literature and with more time at their disposal.

c) Oral exam (20 minutes) in the examination period after the lecture time. In the oral exam, students demonstrate by answering questions under time pressure and without helping material (closed book exam) the theoretical knowledge and applied methods of Nanosystems, the devices Nanosystems consist of and related Nanometrology techniques. Students show, that by sketches and block-diagrams of instruments, measurement and fabrication setups, basic concepts of Nanotechnology and Nanosystems can be visualized and explained in a condensed way.