Postgraduate Course: Nanotechnology (MSc) (PGEE11153)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will provide a broad introduction to nanotechnology. By considering the underpinning science and case studies, insight will first be provided into why the nanoscale is so important and different from all other scales that have been considered by engineers to date. This is followed by consideration of nanotechnology from the perspectives of the main engineering activities of design, manufacture and testing. |
| Course description |
LECTURES:
1. Introduction to Nanotechnology
2. Application areas
3. Moore's law: the roadmap
4. Nanotechnology design
5. Forces on the nanoscale
6. Bionanotechnology
7. Nanoporous solids
8. Nanocomposites
9. Nanoelectronics
10. Nanomagnetism
11. Nanophotonics
12. Self assembly
13. Electron microscopy
14. Atomic force microscopy
15. AFM mechanical measurements
16. AFM imaging modes
17. Top-down fabrication 1
18. Top-down fabrication 2
19. Nanolithography and Nanomanipulation
20. Synthetic Biology
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- discuss and describe what makes the nanoscale special
- discuss and describe a number of nanotechnologies
- discuss and describe aspects of nanotechnology design, manufacture and testing
- use their understanding to learn independently about aspects of nanotechnology not covered in the course
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Reading List
BOOKS (at Murray library):
1. Nanotechnology : understanding small systems / B. Rogers, S. Pennathur, J. Adams / T174.7 Rog
2. Nanotechnology : an introduction to nanostructuring techniques / M. Kohler, W. Fritzsche / T174.7 Koh
3. Nanotechnology : a gentle introduction to the next big idea / M. Ratner, D. Ratner / T174.7 Rat
BOOKS (online only):
4. Nanotechnology: An Introduction / Jeremy Ramsden
https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.is.ed.ac.uk/science/book/9780323393119
5.Nanotechnology and Functional Materials for Engineers / Yaser Dahman
https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.is.ed.ac.uk/science/book/9780323512565 |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | nanotechnology,technology |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andrew Downes
Tel: (0131 6)50 5660
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Course secretary | Mr James Foster
Tel: (0131 6)51 3562
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