FYSS6337 Nanofabrication (3 cr)

Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Physics
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

Description

  • top-down vs bottom-up
  • electron beam & ion beam lithography
  • ion beam milling
  • nanoimprint lithography
  • self-assembly-based methods
  • dna origami
  • van der Waals heterostructures
  • the nanotechnology frontier 

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to

  • create a nanofabrication process from scratch

  • describe the chemical and physical processes in different nanofabrication techniques

  • evaluate theoretically the outcome of different fabrication processes. 

Description of prerequisites

- FYSA1110 Experimental Methods in Physics or similar

- FYSS6336 Microfabrication

Study materials

Lecture notes, website, articles, etc.

Literature

  • Sami Franssila, "Introduction to microfabrication", Wiley, 2004, ISBN: 978-0-470-85105-0
  • Brodie, Ivor, Muray, Julius J. "The Physics of Micro/Nano-Fabrication" Plenum 1993. ISBN: 978-0-306-44146-2
  • Marc J. Madou, "Fundamentals of Microfabrication: The Science of Miniaturization", CRC press, 2002. ISBN: 9780849308260

Completion methods

Method 1

Evaluation criteria:
Active participation is expected. Half of total points required for passing. The grade is based on examination (70 %), assignments (15 %) and laboratory work (15 %).
Time of teaching:
Period 2
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Participation in teaching (3 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
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