Advanced Nanomanufacturing
Code: 43439 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | OT | 0 |
Contact
- Name:
- Javier Rodríguez Viejo
- Email:
- javier.rodriguez@uab.cat
Teachers
- (External) Esteve Amat
- (External) Francesc Perez Murano. email: Francesc.Perez@imb-cnm.csic.es
- (External) Gemma Rius Suñé
- (External) Jordi Llobet
- (External) Marta Fernandez
- (External) Xavier Borrise Nogué
Teaching groups languages
You can view this information at the end of this document.
Prerequisites
Objectives and Contextualisation
• To know in depth the most common methods of nanostructuring of surfaces.
• Understand in detail the performance and limitations of the main methods of lithography.
• To enable students to design a process for the fabrication of devices and nanostructures.
• Gain practical knowledge on the use of nanofabrication equipment.
• Know the state of the art in nanofabrication and the main directions of the current evolution lines of this discipline.
Competences
- Communicate and justify conclusions clearly and unambiguously to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
- Identify and distinguish the synthesis/manufacture techniques for nanomaterials and nanodevices typically adopted in one's specialisation.
- Show expertise in using scientific terminology and explaining research results in the context of scientific production, in order to understand and interact effectively with other professionals.
- Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
- Use acquired knowledge as a basis for originality in the application of ideas, often in a research context.
Learning Outcomes
- Appreciate autoassembly as a way of manufacturing nanostructures.
- Communicate and justify conclusions clearly and unambiguously to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
- Identify the steps involved in a process of nano-printing using moulds.
- Show expertise in using scientific terminology and explaining research results in the context of scientific production, in order to understand and interact effectively with other professionals.
- Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
- Use acquired knowledge as a basis for originality in the application of ideas, often in a research context.
- Use an electron-beam lithography tool and carry out a technological process.
Content
- In-depth description of the main methods of nanofabrication, both top-down and bottom-up. Training for the use of equipment and work in Clean Room.
- Lithography Electron beam dose calculation. Selection of resists. Methods of alignment. Mix and Match with other techniques. Operation of software and equipment. Practical realization of nanodevices. Post-processing
- Nanostructuring by replication. Design and manufacture of molds. Practical realization of nanostructures.
- Bottom-up strategies. Preparation of layers. Selective deposition techniques and self-organization. Surface functionalization. Growth of nanostructures.
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Laboratory Practices | 10 | 0.4 | |
| Lectures | 10 | 0.4 | 4 |
| Problem-based Learning | 6 | 0.24 | |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Process design | 25 | 1 | |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Personal work / reports / Autonomous lab work | 40 | 1.6 | 4, 2 |
| Reading research articles and state-of-the art literature | 20 | 0.8 | |
| Seminars | 5 | 0.2 |
- Lectures / Lectures
Laboratory Practices
Problem-based Learning
Tutorials
Personal work / reports
Reading research articles
Seminars
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery of reports | 10 % | 20 | 0.8 | 4 |
| Exams | 30 % | 2 | 0.08 | 5, 6 |
| Oral presentation of work | 25 % | 2 | 0.08 | 4, 2 |
| Practical works realization | 40 % | 10 | 0.4 | 1, 3, 7 |
It will be evaluated the student's ability to perform a complete nanofabrication process, from the design and selection of individual processes, to the implementation and final characterization. There will be special emphasis on the documentation submitted and analytical skills of the students.
It is possible to have the chance to increase the mark of the synthesis exam in an extra test (only for those students that has carried out all previous evaluations along the course, irrespective of the marks).
Bibliography
Manuals teams
Datasheets materials
Books nanofabrication
Software
Use of free software to dessign micro(nano)structures.
Groups and Languages
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PLABm) Practical laboratories (master) | 1 | English | annual | morning-mixed |
| (TEm) Theory (master) | 1 | English | annual | morning-mixed |