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MICRO-530: Nanotechnology

Summary

This course gives the basics for understanding nanotechnology from an engineer's perspective: physical background, materials aspects and scaling laws, fabrication and imaging of nanoscale devices.

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Jürgen Brugger

I am a Professor of Microengineering and co-affiliated to Materials Science. Before joining EPFL I was at the MESA Research Institute of Nanotechnology at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, at the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, and at the Hitachi Central Research Laboratory, in Tokyo, Japan. I received a Master in Physical-Electronics and a PhD degree from Neuchâtel University, Switzerland. Research in my laboratory focuses on various aspects of MEMS and Nanotechnology. My group contributes to the field at the fundamental level as well as in technological development, as demonstrated by the start-ups that spun off from the lab. In our research, key competences are in micro/nanofabrication, additive micro-manufacturing, new materials for MEMS, increasingly for wearable and biomedical applications. Together with my students and colleagues we published over 200 peer-refereed papers and I had the pleasure to supervise over 25 PhD students. Former students and postdocs have been successful in receiving awards and starting their own scientific careers. I am honoured for the appointment in 2016 as Fellow of the IEEE “For contributions to micro and nano manufacturing technology”. In 2017 my lab was awarded an ERC AdvG in the field of advanced micro-manufacturing.

Giovanni Boero

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/nanotechnology-MICRO-530

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/MICRO-530

Summary

This course gives the basics for understanding nanotechnology from an engineer's perspective: physical background, materials aspects and scaling laws, fabrication and imaging of nanoscale devices.

Lectures

Instructors (2)

Jürgen Brugger

Giovanni Boero

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/nanotechnology-MICRO-530

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/MICRO-530

Lectures in this course (50)

Nanoscale Phenomena: Introduction Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Introduces nanoscale phenomena, covering quantum mechanics, atomic structures, and examples of nanoparticles' properties and optical behaviors.

Quantum Mechanics Basics Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers the basics of quantum mechanics, focusing on Hamiltonian operator and Schrödinger equations.

Microscopy at Nanoscale: Techniques and Applications Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers resolution enhancement in optical microscopy, confocal imaging, and fluorescent labelling, exploring the history and techniques of scanning probe microscopy.

Scanning Probe Microscopy: AFM Basics Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers the basics of scanning probe microscopy, with a focus on the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) and its operational principles.

Scanning Probe Lithography: Nanoscale Applications Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores Scanning Probe Lithography techniques in nanotechnology, including DPN and data storage technologies.

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