This course will cover the following topics:

PART I: From Feb. 24th to April 13th by Dr. Chun-Wei Pao

How and why do nanomaterials form?

Date Topic
2/24 Introduction and review of thermodynamics
3/2 Capillary
3/9 Diffusion: Elementary Concepts
3/16 Diffusion under External Fields
3/23 Diffusion and Self-Assembly
3/30 Phase Separation
4/6 Nucleation and Growth
4/13 Special Topics in Nucleation and Growth – Growth Kinetics of 2D materials
References

Robert T. DeHoff, ”Thermodynamics in Materials Science“, McGraw-Hill
D.A. Porter and K.E. Easterling, ”Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys“, Taylor & Francis
PART II: From April 20th to June 6th by Dr. Wei-Li Lee

Carbon nanostructure

Date Topic
4/20 0D system, carbon-based buckyballs (fullerene)
4/27 2D system, emerging material : graphene
5/4 1D system, carbon nanotube
Nanomagnetism and Spintronics

Date Topic
5/11 Introduction to magnetism
5/18 Magnetic Nanostructure
5/25 Spintronics (I)
6/1 Spintronics (II)
6/8 Other novel materials and their physical property
6/15 Study group oral presentation lunch boxes provided
6/22 Final exam