NAN 242 - THIN FILM FABRICATION - 2010 SPRING
Instructor |
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Office |
Wake Forest University, Reynolda Campus, Olin Hall, 305D - 758-4989 |
Lab |
Olin 209 - 758-5515 |
E-Mail |
ucerkb@wfu.edu |
Office Hours |
By appointment |
Lectures |
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Hours |
Tu 8:00 am - 10:00 am, Th 8:00 am - 11:00 am |
Notes |
Online |
Locations |
WFU Nanotechnology Center |
Labs |
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Hours |
Schedule TBD |
Locations |
WFU Nanotech, FTCC, WFU Optics Lab (Olin 209) |
Attendance |
Mandatory |
Grading |
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3 Midterms |
15% each |
Final |
30% |
Lab |
25% |
| Lecture | Subject | |
| Introduction | ||
| Lecture 2 | Solid State Physics | |
| Lecture 3 | Thermodynamics and Kinetics | |
| Lecture 4 | Gas Kinetics | |
| Lecture 5 | Vacuum Technology | |
| Lecture 6 | Vacuum Evaporation | |
| Review 1 | Midterm 1 Review | Sample questions |
| Lecture 7 | Sputtering | |
| Lecture 8 | Sputtering (cont.) | |
| Lecture 9 | Chemical Vapor Deposition | |
| Lecture 10 | Chemical Vapor Deposition (cont.) | |
| Lecture 11 | Thin Film Formation and Morphology | |
| Lecture 12 | Epitaxial Growth | |
| Review 2 | Midterm 2 Review | Sample questions |
| Lecture 13 | Optical Characterization | |
| Lecture 14 | Other Techniques | |
| Lecture 15 | Lithography | |
| Review 3 | Midterm 3 Review | Sample questions |
| Lecture 16 | Special Topics - Nanotechnology in Thin Film Solar Cells | |
| Lecture 17 | Special Topics - Nanotechnology in Thin Film Batteries | |
| Review 4 | Midterm 4 Review | Sample questions |
Links
| CVD | Chemical Vapor Deposition | This is a more basic site with some external links. |
| Fundamentals of Chemical Vapor Deposition | This site has detailed information both on the basics of CVD and on the specific reactions used in common film depositions. | |
| Optics | FSU Microscopy | Has a lot of Java applets and tutorials about basic properties of light and imaging |