UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BVL061

Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics

L-T-P3-0-0 Credits3 Session2025-26 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design & Technology) · Sem 6 (Department Elective-III)

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Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1

8 hrs

Overview of basic Nano electronics, Nano technology and its architectures, Basics of Quantum Mechanics: Schrodinger equation, density of states of electrons in nanostructures; Electron transport in nanostructures: Electrons in quantum wells, quantum wires and quantum dots

Unit2

Unit 2: Materials for Nanoelectronics Semiconductors, Crystal lattices

8 hrs

bonding in crystals, Electron energy bands, 2D materials for Semiconductor: Carbon nano-materials: nanotubes and fullerenes

Unit3

Unit 3

8 hrs

Introduction to methods of fabrication of Nano-layers, different approaches, physical vapour deposition, chemical vapour deposition, Formation of Silicon Dioxide- dry and wet oxidation methods. Fabrication of Nano particle- grinding with iron balls, soil gel techniques: oil in water techniques.

Unit4

Unit 4

8 hrs

Introduction to characterization of nanostructures, tools used for of Nanomaterials characterization, electron microscope, X-Ray Diffraction analysis, UV Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).

Unit5

Unit 5: Some Nanostructure Devices

8 hrs

MOSFET structures, Heterojunctions, Tunnel junction and applications of tunneling, Resonant-tunneling diodes; Field-effect transistors, Introduction to MEMS/NEMS

Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Understand basic concepts of Nano-electronic devices and Nano technology.
  2. CO2Understand various aspects of Nano components and material.
  3. CO3Understand fabrication processes involved in making Nano-electronic components
  4. CO4Understand different characterization techniques for Nano devices
  5. CO55. Study of some Nano electronic structure device Page

Text Books

  1. G.W. Hanson, Fundamentals of Nano electronics, Pearson, 2009.
  2. W. Ranier, Nano electronics and Information Technology, Wiley-VCH, 2003.
  3. K.E. Drexler, Nano systems, Wiley, 1992.
  4. K. Goser, P. Glosekotter, J. Dienstuhl, Nanoelectronics and nanosystems, Springer 2004.

Reference Books

  1. C.P. Poole, F. J. Owens, Introduction to Nanotechnology, Wiley, 2003
  2. Supriyo Dutta, Quantum Transport- Atom to transistor, Cambridge, 2013.
  3. WR Fahrner – Springe, Nano Terchnology and Nano Electronics – Materials, devices and measurement Techniques.
  4. Nanotubes and nanowires by C.N.R. Rao and A. Govindaraj, RSC Publishing.

Official AKTU syllabus

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