NSCPHD1193 C2D - Challenges in 2D materials

Volume 2014/2015
Content

The overall aim of the course is to provide an insight in current challenges in state of the art experimental and theoretical research within 2D carbon nanomaterials. While the students will learn about several core techniques and modelling concepts in the field of graphene and other materials, the main focus will be to study, analyse and learn how to give a critical feedback on key challenges in this area, such as synthesis, characterization, fabrication, devices, computation and etc.

The course instructors will assist students in learning about the physical and chemical properties of carbon nanomaterials, teach how to give critical feedback on research results and help to develop new scientific solutions.

The Carbonhagen 2014 conference is an opportunity to use the techniques and knowledge in practice, as well as being a place where researchers share emerging results,develop ideas for new projects and meet other researchers.

The course is a mini-PhD summer school with a focus on the understanding and analysis of current research challenges in the 2D materials field.

Teachers will help you to develop your insight and understanding of this exciting, and rapidly developing research area. Students will have an opportunity to interact with world-renowned researchers, critically analyse selected talks in terms of the reported research results and challenges.

The course focus on unsolved problems, ongoing research and emerging challenges in graphene, hexagonal boron nitride and other layeredmaterials. The course merges with the Carbonhagen 2014 conference.

The course content:

Challenges in fabrication, transfer and device fabrication. Lecturers from DTU, CNG and KU.

Challenges in Molecular Nanoelectronics (Takhee Lee, Gwangju University).

Challenges in Computation and Theory (Carbon nanotechnology theory and computer modelling). Lecturers: Ari Harju (Aalto University, FI), Danish company QuantumWise.

Challenges in Solid-State 2D materials. Lecturers: Mauricio Terrones (Pennsylvania University, US) and James Hone (Columbia University, US).

Participation in Carbonhagen 2014. The conference is focusing on the demonstration of state-of-art results in carbon nanomaterial research area, highlighting present research difficulties/challenges. Course participants can attend the conference and present their own poster. During the conference the summer school participants will work on analysis of selected scientific talks.

DTU has been involved in graphene and 2D material research since 2008. DTU is involved in large European projects: Graphene Flagship, GRAFOL, GLADIATOR and large national projects: DAGATE, NIAGRA. The Centre of Excellence, Center for Nanostructured Graphene, gathers experimentalist and theorists in developing a deeper understanding of how graphene can be modulated through patterning, to create future technologies within electronics, optics and fluidics.

Learning Outcome

A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:

Understanding of important theoretical and practical aspects in graphene research, in particular within synthesis, chemistry, molecular and solid-state electronics

Solve open problems within carbon nanomaterials fabrication, processing, properties, characterization and applications

Combine theoretical/numerical and experimental data to understand 2D nanomaterial devices

Apply relevant modeling methods and computational tools to understand of properties and related phenomena of 2D materials

Critically compare recent presented scientific research results (poster and talk) in terms of state of the art, relevance and feasibility for applications

Identify challenges in emerging research fields as well as possible roadmaps towards solutions

Evaluate, criticize, provide feedback and develop solutions on the theoretical and experimental work of other researchers

Demonstrate learning concepts of the course by completing a critical report at the end of the course

Research and review papers on 2D materials: graphene and graphene derivates (rGO, GO, hBN/G).

Basic knowledge in physics, chemistry and material science.
Lectures, workshops, discussion and exercises in groups and in plenum, project work, active participation in Carbonhagen conference incl. analysing of selected talks. You are expected to take active part in lectures,workshops, project work and exercises.
The course will take place both at DTU campus and Copenhagen University
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Lectures
  • 30
  • Preparation
  • 20
  • Seminar
  • 20
  • Total
  • 70
Credit
2,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Course participation
Written assignment
Evaluation of exercises/reports
A pre-assignment that reviews selected parts of the research to ensure that you will get the most out of the course.
Post-assignment: Writing a report analyzing state-of-the-art and future perspectives of selected challenges presented at Carbonhagen.
Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
passed/not passed
Censorship form
No external censorship
Exam period
Summer School 1 week (August 18-22, 2014) and 1 week before the course for litteratur study and writing a short report as a pre-assignment for the course.