8 courses with the subject NSC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
NSC 180Electronics for Nanoscience4
This course will cover theory and principles regarding direct current (DC), alternating current (AC), digital and electronic circuits. Topics include different types of DC/AC sources, waveforms, basic circuit elements, series and parallel circuits, applicable theorems and laws, digital logic circuits and number systems, logic gates, Boolean algebra, Karnaugh mapping, and solid state electronics. This course is designed for students majoring in the Nanoscience Technology Program.
CHE 150 , MAT 165 , PHY 150 or PHY 245 Semesters Offered: Spring
NSC 200Nanofabrication Seminar1
This is an orientation course for all students considering the Nanoscience Technology emphasis in Laboratory Science and the Capstone Semester at the Nanofabrication Laboratory at Penn State University. The primary aim of this course is to prepare students for the rigors of this very intense training sequence. An introduction/orientation to the program educational requirements and details of career opportunities as technicians/technologists within the rapidly expanding field of nanofabrication will be covered. Associated topics will be researched.
MAT 165 , MAT 210 , COM 121 or COM 122 , COM 141 , IFT 110 , BIO 150 , CHE 150 , PHY 150 or a faculty recommendation. PHY 245
NSC 211Materials, Safety & Equipment Overview for Nanotechnology3
This course overviews basic material properties as well as environment, health, and safety (EHS) issues in equipment operation and materials handling in “top down” and “bottom up” nanofabrication. The chemical and physical materials properties underlying nanotechnology are surveyed. EHS topics arising from the processing and disposal of these materials are addressed including: cleanroom operation, OSHA lab standard safety training, health issues, bio-safety levels (BSL) guidelines, and environmental concerns. Specific safety issues dealing with nanofabrication equipment, materials, and processing will also be discussed including those pertinent to wet benches, thermal processing tools, plasma based equipment, optical, e-beam, stamping and embossing lithography tools, vacuum systems and pumps, gas delivery systems and toxic substance handling and detection.
BIO 150 , CHE 150 , COM 141 , ELT 100, ELT 200, IFT 110 , MAT 165 , MAT 210 , and NSC 200 PHY 150
NSC 212Basic Nanotechnology Process3
This course is an overview of the broad spectrum of processing involved in “top down”, “bottom up” , and hybrid nanofabrication. The majority of the course details a step-by-step description of the equipment, facilities processes and process flow used in today’s device and structure fabrication. Students learn to appreciate processing and manufacturing concerns including safety, process control, contamination, yield, and processing interaction. The students design process flows for micro- and nano-scale systems. Students learn the similarities and differences in “top down” and “bottom up” equipment and process flows by undertaking hands-on processing. This hands-on overview exposure covers basic nonfabricaiton processes including deposition, etching, and pattern transfer.
This course is an in-depth, hands-on exposure to the producing and tailoring of the materials used in nanofabrication. The Course will cover chemical materials production techniques such as colloidal chemistry to attain nanoparticles; atmosphere, low-pressure and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition; nebulization; and atomic layer deposition. It will also cover physical techniques such as sputtering; thermal electron beam evaporation; and spin on approaches. Manufacturing methods for organic nanomaterials such as liposomes will be reviewed. This course is designed to give students experience in producing a wide variety of materials tailored for their mechanical, electrical, optical, magnetic, and biological properties.
This course is a hands-on treatment of all aspects of advanced pattern transfer and pattern transfer equipment including probe techniques; stamping and embossing; e-beam; and optical contact and stepper systems. The course is divided into five major sections. The first section is an overview of all pattern generation processes covering aspects from substrate preparation to tool operation. The second section concentrates on photo-lithography and examines such topics as mask template, and mold generation. Chemical makeup of resists will be discussed including polymers, solvents, sensitizers, and additives. The role or dyes and anti reflective coatings will be discussed. in addition, critical dimension (CD) control and profile control of resists will be investigated. The third section will discuss the particle beam lithographic techniques such as e-beam lithography. The fourth section covers probe pattern generation and the fifth section explores imprinting lithography, step-and-flash, stamp lithography, and self-assembled lithography.
This course covers the application of nano-scale devices and systems and the material, chemical, physical, biological, or multiple-property requirements necessitated in these applications. These techniques are integrated by analyzing applications such as microfluidics. Material modifications to meet these requirements will be addressed including structure control, composition control, surface property control, strain control, functionalization, and doping.
NSC 216Characterization, Testing of Nanotechnology Structures and Materials3
This course examines a variety of techniques and measurements essential for testing and for controlling material fabrication and final device performance. Characterization includes electrical, optical, physical, and chemical approaches. The characterization experience will include hands-on use of tools such as the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), 1 nm resolution field emission SEAM, UV-VIS spectrophotometer, and optical microscopes.
