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Course
Descriptions
Below are descriptions of several courses taught by Prof. Berggren .
Nanostructure Fabrication 6.75s (MIT Professional Institute)
This course makes much of the course curriculum for 6.781 available to the broader community via an intensive week-long summer course. Course treats methods of optical, electron, and scanning-probe microscopy and lithography, as well as processing and self-assembly. Target audience is research engineerings and technical managers seeking a comprehensive overview of this rapidly-changing field of research.
Nanostructure Fabrication 6.781 (course participants only)
Surveys techniques to fabricate and analyze submicron and
nanometer structures, with applications. Reviews optical and
electron microscopy. Surface characterization, preparation,
and measurement techniques. Resist technology. Optical projection,
interferometric, X-ray, ion, and electron lithography. Aqueous,
ion, and plasma etching techniques. Lift-off and electroplating.
Ion implantation. Applications in microelectronics, microphotonics,
information storage, and nanotechnology. Undergraduates with
permission of instructor.
Applied
Quantum & Statistical Physics (6.728) (MIT only)
Elementary
quantum mechanics and statistical physics. Introduces applied
quantum physics. Emphasizes experimental basis for quantum
mechanics. Applies Schrödinger's equation to the
free particle, tunneling, the harmonic oscillator, and hydrogen
atom. Variational methods. Elementary statistical physics;
Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein, and Boltzmann distribution functions.
Simple models for metals, semiconductors, and devices such
as electron microscopes, scanning tunneling microscope, thermionic
emitters, atomic force microscope, and more.
Circuits
and Electronics (6.002)
Fundamentals of the lumped
circuit abstraction. Resistive elements and networks; independent
and dependent sources; switches and MOS devices; digital abstraction;
amplifiers; and energy storage elements. Dynamics of first-
and second-order networks; design in the time and frequency
domains; analog and digital circuits and applications. Design
exercises. Alternate week laboratory. Enrollment may be limited.
4 Engineering Design Points.
Curriculum-Development Projects
Prof.
Berggren is currently working to develop new curricular
elements for the graduate course Submicrometer & Nanometer Technology (course participants only) based on incorporating laboratory workstyle elements into
the course. This effort is based on getting students to experience
the laboratory elements first-hand through video shorts, "pre-lab"
exercises, and other multimedia elements. A core element is
the application of the theoretical and survey knowledge from
the course to the concrete problems of debugging processing
mistakes and imperfections. By using virtual access to the
laboratory, the cumbersome and time-consuming steps of lab
access, safety training, are avoided while much of the intellectually
challenging elements are preserved. This effort is funded
by MIT’s Alumni funds for teaching: the Class of ’51
fund for Excellence in Education, the Class of ’55 Fund
for Excellence in Teaching, the Class of ’72 Fund for
Educational Innovation, and the Class of ’99 fund for
Excellence in Student Learning.
Extracurricular Graduate Educational Opportunities
We run a series of journal clubs and seminars to enhance graduate-student educational opportunities within the research community at MIT.
NanoStructures Laboratory Group Meetings
At these meetings, graduate students give short seminars (10 minutes each) regarding their research in the NanoStructures Laboratory. Occasionally, faculty or lab staff instead will present a similarly brief introduction to a technical area relevant to the use of the lab. This meeting is open to the MIT community.
Templated Self-Assembly Summer Journal Club (Participants only)
Our goal in this group is to survey the active field of templated self-assembly, and to permit interactive conversations about the latest restults in the field. Each week, we choose a different paper from the literature and jointly read and review this paper. [This group is currently inactive.]
Nanofabrication
Journal Working Group (MIT only)
Our goal
in this group is to provide a forum for discussion of nanofabrication
topics, ranging from self-assembly to optical lithography.
In particular, we aim to review current and important past
literature on these topics, and comment on their relevance
to current and possible future research. The hope is to encourage
interaction between disciplines and research groups, as well
as increase activity on these topics at M.I.T.. [This group
is currently inactive.]
Educational Videos
We are releasing a series of YouTube videos explaining fundamental physical aspects important to research in the QNN group. These videos are tailored towards students in engineering and the sciences who are interested in developing a stronger intuitive understanding of physics. Comments are highly encouraged for each video
Optical Standing Waves
Kinetic Inductance
Plasma Oscillations
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