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Chapter 1: A Primer on the MOSFet Simulator on nanoHUB.org
19 Mar 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Abdussamad Ahmed Muntahi, Dragica Vasileska, Shaikh S. Ahmed
The MOSFet simulator on nanoHUB.org (http://nanohub.org/resources/mosfet) simulates the equilibrium electrostatics and non-equilibrium current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of i) bulk, ii) dual-gate, and iii) SOI based field effect transistors. In this chapter, we will describe: i) the structure...
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Chapter 1: A Primer MOSCap Tool on nanoHUB.org
19 Mar 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Abdussamad Ahmed Muntahi, Shaikh S. Ahmed
The primary reason to study MOS (metal-oxide-semiconductor) capacitors is to understand the principle of operation as well as become familiar with some of the routinely used characterization techniques for MOS field effect transistors (MOSFETs). The MOSCap tool on nanoHUB.org simulates the...
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Introduction to Thermoelectricity
17 Oct 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom, Ali Shakouri
A short course designed to introduce semiconductor scientists and engineers to thermoelectric science and technology. The first module (by Lundstrom) is on the theory of thermoelectricity with the goal of understanding the thermoelectric transport coefficients. The second module (by Shakouri)...
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Jupyter Notebook (Deprecated)
29 Sep 2016 |
Starts the Jupyter notebook server in your home directory.
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Along for the Ride: Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of Nanoelectronics
25 Jun 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
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Electronics from the Bottom Up: A New Approach to Nanoelectronic Devices and Materials
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The Network for Computational Nanotechnology seeks to bring a new perspective to engineering education to meet the challenges and opportunities of modern nanotechnology. Fifty years ago...
https://nanohub.org/wiki/ElectronicsFromTheBottomUp
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ECE 695A Reliability Physics of Nanotransistors
17 Jan 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
This course will focus on the physics of reliability of small semiconductor devices. In traditional courses on device physics, the students learn how to compute current through a device when a voltage is applied.
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ECE 606 Solid State Devices - new version here https://nanohub.org/courses/ECE606/2020x/outline
30 Aug 2012 | | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck
I newer version of this course is released herehttps://nanohub.org/courses/ECE606/2020x/outline ------- Note: to access these lectures please login or create an account.This course provides the graduate-level introduction to understand, analyze, characterize and...
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ECE 656: Electronic Transport in Semiconductors (Fall 2011)
19 Aug 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
This course is about how charge flows in semiconductors with an emphasis on transport in nanoscale devices. The objective is to develop a broad understanding of basic concepts. The course is designed for those who work on electronic materials and devices – whether they are...
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Solar Cell Fundamentals
19 Aug 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom, J. L. Gray, Muhammad A. Alam
A new version of the course has been posted here. The modern solar cell was invented at Bell Labs in 1954 and is currently receiving renewed attention as a potential contribution to addressing the world's energy challenge. This set of five tutorials is an introduction to solar...
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Near-Equilibrium Transport: Fundamentals and Applications
28 Jul 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
Engineers and scientists working on electronic materials and devices need a working knowledge of "near-equilibrium" (also called "linear" or "low-field") transport. The term "working knowledge" means understanding how to use theory in practice. Measurements...
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Tutorial 4: Far-From-Equilibrium Quantum Transport
23 Mar 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck
These lectures focus on the application of the theories using the nanoelectronic modeling tools NEMO 1- D, NEMO 3-D, and OMEN to realistically extended devices. Topics to be covered are realistic resonant tunneling diodes, quantum dots, nanowires, and Ultra-Thin-Body Transistors.
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Nanoelectronic Devices, With an Introduction to Spintronics
20 Jul 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Supriyo Datta, Mark Lundstrom
Nanoelectronic devices are at the heart of today's powerful computers and are also of great interest for many emerging applications including energy conversion, sensing and alternative computing paradigms. Our objective, however, is not to discuss specific devices or...
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Illinois ECE 440: Solid State Electronic Devices Homework Assignments (Fall 2009)
28 Jan 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Mohamed Mohamed
Homework assignments for the Fall 2009 teaching of Illinois ECE 440: Solid State Electronic Devices.
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Nanoelectronic Modeling: From Quantum Mechanics and Atoms to Realistic Devices
30 Dec 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Gerhard Klimeck
The goal of this series of lectures is to explain the critical concepts in the understanding of the state-of-the-art modeling of nanoelectronic devices such as resonant tunneling diodes, quantum wells, quantum dots, nanowires, and ultra-scaled transistors. Three fundamental concepts critical to...
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Nanostructured Electronic Devices: Percolation and Reliability
29 Jul 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
In this series of lectures introduces a simple theoretical framework for treating randomness and variability in emerging nanostructured electronic devices for wide ranging applications – all within an unified framework of spatial and temporal percolation. The problems considered involve...
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ECE 656: Electronic Transport in Semiconductors (Fall 2009)
26 Aug 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
This course develops a basic understanding of the theory of charge carrier transport in semiconductors and semiconductor devices and an ability to apply it to the anslysis of experiments and devices.
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ECE 659 Quantum Transport: Atom to Transistor
27 Jan 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Supriyo Datta
Spring 2009 This is a newly produced version of the course that was formerly available. We would greatly appreciate your feedback regarding the new format and contents. Traditionally atomistic approaches have been used to model materials in terms of average parameters like the...
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ECE 606: Principles of Semiconductor Devices
12 Nov 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
In the last 50 years, solid state devices like transistors have evolved from an interesting laboratory experiment to a technology with applications in all aspects of modern life. Making transistors is a complex process that requires unprecedented collaboration among material scientists, solid...
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ECE 612: Nanoscale Transistors (Fall 2008)
27 Aug 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
Additional material related to the topics discussed in this course course is available at https://nanohub.org/courses/NT Fall 2008 This course examines the device physics of advanced transistors and the process, device, circuit, and systems...