Selected aspects of nanotechnology 1100-4INZ16

Nanotechnology is a rapidly evolving field that explores materials and phenomena at the nanometer scale, where unique physical and quantum mechanical effects emerge. This lecture delves into fundamental concepts that define the behavior of nanomaterials, from their atomic structure and electronic properties to thermal and transport phenomena.

Some of the topics that will be discussed in the lecture:

1.) What is nanotechnology? Physical properties of nanomaterials.
2.) Methods of obtaining nanoparticles.
3.) Electron states and quantum confinement.
4.) Elements of the description of the atomic structure of nanomaterials and their symmetry.
5.) Band structure of nanomaterials and methods of obtaining it.
6.) Density of states and Fermi energy concepts.
7.) Lattice Vibrations and thermal properties.
8.) Transport phenomena in low-dimensional structures.