Fall 2022 Special Topics Course - ME498 Nanoscale Fabrication & Characterization

Prof. Arend van der Zande will teach a special topics course in Fall 2022 - ME498 Nanoscale Fabrication and Characterization.

Times: Mondays and Wednesdays, 11 am - 12:20 pm

Location: 101 Transportation Building

Description: This course will provide a practical understanding of state-of-the-art, nanoscale fabrication and characterization approaches, and the fundamental principles behind these techniques. Lectures will introduce students to topics including top-down and bottom-up paradigms of nano-fabrication, characterization of structures smaller than can be resolved with light, the theoretical underpinnings of properties of nanomaterials that these technique probe and engineer, and applications at the forefront of nanoresearch. The focus will be on two dimensional materials, which will be used as a case study to understand the broader challenges and opportunities of making and using nanoscale systems. There will be two concurrent courses, for 3 credits and 4 credits respectively. The 3 credit option will include lectures, homework, and a final project exploring emerging techniques. The 4 credit option will add lab demonstrations where students will apply course concepts to synthesize monolayer graphene, characterize nanoscale structure and properties, and engineer devices like graphene field effect transistors, as well as postlab assignments learning to analyze and interpret data produced during the labs.

For more information: Please see the course flyer you can find here: https://ws.engr.illinois.edu/sitemanager/getfile.asp?id=4724