Heterostructures

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 talks about how more than one material is needed from an engineering point of view. Then it goes through the physics of when two materials are put beside each other. It presents the three classes of semi-conductors which are put beside each other (normal, staggered, broken gap). The it talks about the limitation in the synthesis of heterostructures.
Mental Challenge
 Is the combination ofany two or more material a heterstructure?
Quizzes and Activities
 Activity: Name 2 applications of heterostructures and name why they are chosen for this application.
Further Reading Sources
 1.https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780444595515/characterization-of-semiconductor-heterostructures-and-nanostructures