Nanosystems engineering

• Account for quantum-mechanical tunneling and analyse ultrafast field emission from nanostructures driven by intense THz fields
• Calculate mechanical and surface properties of atomically thin carbon nanomaterials and evaluate their performance in nanosensors
• Describe the formation and applications of ferroelectric and ferroelastic domain structures
• Describe how impedance flow cytometry can be used to gain information on cell membrane structure
• Analyse the behaviour of DNA molecules confined in nanofluidic channels
• Describe optothermal actuation in nanofluidic devices
• Describe optical properties of nanostructured materials.
• Analyse the properties of surface plasmons for sensing applications
• Analyse nano and biosystems using data from insitu transmission electron microscopy

In this course you learn about nanosystems; how they work and how they can be applied in practice.

A “nanosystem” is a system, for which the function depends on one or more of its compnents having feature sizes in the 1-100 nanometer range. To be able to design and create a nanosystem, you will work with the physical properties of the nanostructures as well as their function when integrated in a system.

The course is closely connected to today’s and future applications of nanotechnology within the key areas of (1) carbon-based nanosystems, (2) biological nanosystems, (3) nanooptical systems, (4) lightwave electronics (5) nanofluidic systems, (6) electron microscopy of nanosystems and biological materials and (7) ferroelectric/elastic nanosystems. The topic of nanosafety and nanotoxicology will also be briefly discussed.

The course is a dynamic and interactive combination of lectures, discussions, small projects and exercises, where you will be challenged in many different ways.

Through six home assignments you will work closer with the material, and familiarise yourself with sometimes complex problems and their importance for selected nanosystems.

10033/10036/10317/22600/10102/34020, or equivalent courses

Lectures as well as exercises solved during the lectures and at home.

Minimum: 10, Maximum: 40.

Please be aware that this course has a minimum requirement for the number of participants needed, in order for it to be held. If these requirements are not met, then the course will not be held. Furthermore, there is a limited number of seats available. If there are too many applicants, a pool will be created for the remainder of the qualified applicants, and they will be selected at random. You will be informed 8 days before the start of the course, whether you have been allocated a spot.