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Nanoelectronics

This course is part of the programme
Physics and atrophysics II. level

Objectives and competences

understanding and usage of basic concepts of electronic processes in nanostructures preparation and presentation of seminar in the field of nanostructures

Prerequisites

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Content

  • Semiconductor heterostructures
  • Special cases of quantum wells
  • Tunnelling transport
  • Twodimensional electron gas
  • Optical properties of quantum wells
  • Quantum dots and quantum wires
  • Single-electron transistor
  • Fabrication of electronic nanostructures

Intended learning outcomes

Students will learn:
fundamental concepts of semiconductor heterostructures and special quantum wells fundamental concepts, needed to describe low- dimensional electronic structures.

Readings

  • J. H. Davies, The Physics of low-dimensional semiconductors, Cambridge (1998). Catalogue E-version

Assessment

  • seminar
  • oral exam

Lecturer's references

Egon Pavlica je izredni profesor za področje fizike na Univerzi v Novi Gorici. Egon Pavlica is an associate professor of physics at the University of Nova Gorica.

Izbrane objave / selected references:

  1. URBANČIČ, Jurij, SHI, Huanhuan, SHAYGAN NIA, Ali, PAVLICA, Egon. Semiconducting polymer-MXene blends with improved charge carrier mobilities and their application in field- effect transistors. Materials letters. X. 2025, vol. 25, [article no.] 100244, 4 str., ilustr. ISSN 2590-1508. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590150825000079, Repozitorij Univerze v Novi Gorici - RUNG, DOI: 10.1016/j.mlblux.2025.100244. [COBISS.SI-ID 236444675].

  2. MURASTOV, Gennadiy, AWAIS ASLAM, Muhammad, LEITNER, Simon, TKACHUK, Vadym, PLUTNAROVÁ, Iva, PAVLICA, Egon, RODRIGUEZ, Raul D., SOFER, Zdeněk,
    MATKOVIĆ, Aleksandar. Multi-layer palladium diselenide as a contact material for two- dimensional tungsten diselenide field-effect transistors. Nanomaterials. [Online ed.]. 2024, vol. 14, no. 5, [article no.] 481, str. 1-15, ilustr. ISSN 2079-4991. https://www.mdpi.com/2079- 4991/14/5/481, Repozitorij Univerze v Novi Gorici - RUNG, DOI: 10.3390/nano14050481. [COBISS.SI-ID 197059843].

  3. URBANČIČ, Jurij, TOMSIC, Erika, CHHIKARA, Manisha, PASTUKHOVA, Nadiia, TKACHUK, Vadym, DIXON, Alex, MAVRIČ, Andraž, HASHEMI, Payam, SABAGHI,
    Davood, SHAYGAN NIA, Ali, BRATINA, Gvido, PAVLICA, Egon. Time-of-flight photoconductivity investigation of high charge carrier mobility in Ti3C2Tx MXenes thin-film. Diamond and related materials. [Print ed.). 2023, vol. 135, [article no.] 109879, str. 1-6. ISSN 0925-9635. Repozitorij Univerze v Novi Gorici - RUNG, DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2023.109879. [COBISS.SI-ID 147310851]

  4. 2411003]YU, Liyang, PAVLICA, Egon, LI, Ruipeng, ZHONG, Yufei, SILVA, Carlos, BRATINA, Gvido, MÜLLER, Christian, AMASSIAN, Aram, STINGELIN, Natalie. Conjugated polymer mesocrystals with structural and optoelectronic coherence and anisotropy in three dimensions. Advanced materials. [Online ed.]. 2022, vol. 43, iss. 1, [article no.] 2103002, str. 1-9, ilustr. ISSN 1521-4095. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adma.202103002, Repozitorij Univerze v Novi Gorici - RUNG, DOI: 10.1002/adma.202103002. [COBISS.SI-ID 143425283]

  5. CARROLI, Marco, DIXON, Alex, HERDER, Martin, PAVLICA, Egon, HECHT, Stefan,
    BRATINA, Gvido, ORGIU, Emanuele, SAMORÌ, Paolo. Multiresponsive nonvolatile memories based on optically switchable ferroelectric organic field-effect transistors. Advanced materials. 2021, vol. 33, iss. 14, str. 1-10, ilustr. ISSN 0935-9648. Repozitorij Univerze v Novi Gorici - RUNG, DOI: 10.1002/adma.202007965. [COBISS.SI-ID 54853891].