Electronic and Optical Properties of Materials

Nanoelectronics & NanoOptic
Category General
Difficulty Level Normal
Audience Level General
Description The term nanoelectronics refers to the use of nanotechnology in electronic components. These components are often only a few nanometers in size. This course is allocated to nanoelectronics.
Overview
Nanoelectronics consist of a diverse set of devices and materials in small size. Physical effects alter materials' properties in nanoscale – inter-atomic interactions and quantum mechanical properties play a significant role in the function of these devices. Quantum effects such as tunneling and atomistic disorder dominate the characteristics of these nanoscale devices.

On the other hand, researches on improvements of electronics such as display, size, and power consumption of the device for practical use is known as nanoelectronics. This includes research on memory chips and physical surface modifications on electronic devices.


Booklet
Description
 It starts with an example on metals which are electrically conductive. It talks about how answering some questions can help us. Then it talks about a very simple and organized state (NaCl). And gives another example which is carbon, diamond, and some other examples and models them through pictures to evaluate their optical properties.
Mental Challenge
 How can knowing electronic and optical properties help us in nanoscale?
Quizzes and Activities
 Activity: Besides the examples in the lesson, give another example and do the same procedure as in the lesson on it to define its electronic and optical properties.
Further Reading Sources
 1.https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/materials-science/optical-properties-of-nanomaterials