MEEN5900

Special Topics on Nanotechnology:

Miro/Nanoscale Energy Transport

Class handouts

Homeworks

HW1: due by Sep 21, 2007

HW2: due by Oct 15, 2007     

HW3: due by Oct 22, 2007

HW4: due by Nov. 14, 2007

HW5: due by Dec 5, 2007

Week

Contents

Handouts

1st week

Introduction to nanoscale energy transport

Lecture1

2nd week

Basic concept on kinetic theory

Lecture2

3rd week

Quantum mechanical Concepts

Lecture3

4th week

Crystal structure

Lecture4

5th-7th week

Energy state and Thermal properties

Lecture5

8th-10th week

Light waves, Origin of optical properties

Lecture6

11th week

Boltzmann Transport Equation

Lecture7