MESOSCOPIC NANOSCIENCE
PHY4MES
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject you will explore advanced concepts beyond those traditionally taught in condensed matter physics, including modern electronic systems that have arisen primarily through an ability to construct devices on nanometre length-scales and in reduced dimensions. You will examine semi conductor materials and doping, band structure engineering, quantum confinement and electronic transport in wells, wires and dots, quantized conductance and the quantum Hall effect. These will be used to analyse the electronic properties of emerging carbon materials, such as carbon nanotubes, diamond and graphene, and of metallic systems engineered on the atomic scale.
School: Molecular Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: David Hoxley
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be admitted into one of the following courses: SHS, SZHSMN, SMNT or PSMSC Students enrolled in SMNT or PSMSC must have the approval of their Course Co-ordinator to enrol in this subject
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
The Physics of Low-Dimensional Semiconductors
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Davies, John H.
Year: 1998
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: David Hoxley
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Twelve 3.00 hours laboratory class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
The equivalent of 36 hours of laboratory/workshops or similar per semester.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1-hour mid-semester test (1000 word equiv) | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Three 500-word individual laboratory reports (1500 word equiv. in total) | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Four 200-word problem solving activities and one oral defense (10 min) (1000 word equiv. in total)Solutions to short essay questions including mathematical and computational analysis. | N/A | N/A | No | 15 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
2-hour end of semester exam (2000 word equiv) | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2 |