Course syllabus for Modeling and fabrication of micro/nanodevices

Course syllabus adopted 2021-04-01 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameModellering och tillverkning av mikro-och nanokomponenter
  • CodeMCC115
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerMPNAT
  • Education cycleSecond-cycle
  • Main field of studyEngineering Physics
  • DepartmentMICROTECHNOLOGY AND NANOSCIENCE
  • GradingUG - Pass, Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language English
  • Application code 18119
  • Maximum participants35 (at least 10% of the seats are reserved for exchange students)
  • Open for exchange studentsYes

Credit distribution

0108 Project 7.5 c
Grading: UG		0 c0 c7.5 c0 c0 c0 c

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Examiner

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for Master's level (second cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

English 6 (or by other approved means with the equivalent proficiency level)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

MC2 cleanroom course.

Aim

We aim to give the students an introduction to research and device fabrication in cleanroom environment, important for further activites both in research and industry related to micro- and nano-technology.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

  • get practical experience in micro- or nano-components manufacturing;
  • acquire skills in autonomous scientific research and project planning;
  • acquire understanding of the phenomena and processing techniques involved in their project;
  • get hands-on experience of clean room work and processes in the MC2 clean room;
  • acquire proper laboratory behavior (safety, chemical handling, computer use, use of lab-book);
  • get experience from working in a research group;
  • get training in writing scientific reports;
  • be able to put the performed work and the results in a bigger context;
  • identify ethical issues in the area of nanotechnology (and/or related areas) and discuss methods to deal with them, based on a basic theoretical framework.

Content

The students work in groups of 2-4 people, either on projects that are offered before the course start or projects that students find themselves, by contacting various research groups and respective professors. In the latter case, the professor who agrees to supervise a new project should submit a half-a-page description to the course coordinator.

Timely registration for the course is very important because the distribution of projects takes place right at the introductory lecture.

The work comprises literature studies of the field and relevant processes, project planning, manufacturing, characterization, and writing of a scientific report. The course ends with a seminar where the students present their work.

Organisation

Introductory lecture at which the available projects are distributed among the students. It is very important to attend this lecture because of limited number of projects. Ethics seminars/lectures and one ethics home assignment.

Literature

To be suggested by the project supervisor.

Examination including compulsory elements

Two obligatory ethics seminars/lectures and written ethics home assignment (min 1 page). Written scientific report (min 8 pages) plus oral presentation. Keeping a lab-book with hand-written notes taken during the project time is compulsory. The grade (pass-not pass) is based on the practical performance, written report, home assignment, and oral presentation.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.