introduction to nanotechnology for graduates.ppt

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• #1: Introduction to Nanotechnology: Last updated February 1, 2008. Biography of Dr. Alberto Quiñonez: Alberto Quiñonez is a Professor of Electronics Technology and Assistant Department Chair for the Department of Electronics and Advanced Technologies at Austin Community College (ACC). Dr. Quiñonez joined ACC after 10 years in the Semiconductor Industry. Alberto worked as a Process Engineer at SEMATECH and as a Senior Field Process Engineer at SVG/Thermco (now Avisa Technology). As a Field Process Engineer, Quiñonez was responsible for worldwide process startup and qualification of furnace capital equipment at customer sites. Alberto enjoys teaching students the skills they need to be successful in high-tech manufacturing. Alberto is co-project investigator for the Nanoelectronics Project Grant. Alberto has been involved in recruiting college students from across the state for Nanoscholar internship opportunities to be held at SEMATECH the nation’s premier Nanoelectronics Research Consortium located in Austin, Texas. In addition, Alberto and the team from ACC have put together presentations that introduce educators and students to the emerging nanotechnology field. Alberto received his Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology from Devry University, his Master of Science in Industrial Manufacturing Technology from Texas State University and his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration with a concentration in Community College Leadership.
• #2: Objective: The objective of this module is to introduce the emerging nanotechnology field to novices of nanotechnology including, but not limited to, students, educators, business and community members, government workers and representatives.
• #3: Topics: The topics of this module will provide an overview of nanotechnology terms and definitions, history of nanotechnology, and both current and future trends, research and applications. The work of this module intends to develop the knowledge and interest of individuals who aspire to become more aware or involved with nanotechnology. It is recommended that nanotechnology novices read the introductory module prior to reading modules 2 through 12. Module 1 serves to prepare the reader for the subsequent modules.
• #4: Preface: Is nanotechnology the gateway to the future for human beings on Earth? Will the technologies and science developed with nanotechnology lead to monumental breakthroughs such as extended quality of life, access to quality food and water for all, the end of most debilitating diseases, or access to abundant energy sources free of dependence on oil, gas or other fossil fuels? Will everyone have access to an abundance of information via extremely powerful computers? Will there be artificial intelligence? Will factories produce goods and products with solely the work of robots and computers ? Will we be able to populate other terrestrial settings like space stations, the moon or beyond? Many think so. Fig. 1.1 – Microsoft Office Online Clip Art.
• #5: Emergence:   It appears that the word “nanotechnology” is becoming ubiquitous. Just about everywhere you turn, you hear about it, read about it, or see it in an advertisement. In movies like “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,” the Arnold Schwarzenegger character talks about the newest terminator. He says, “…its arsenal includes nanotechnological transjectors…It can control other machines” (Mostow, 2003). On January 21, 2000, President Clinton announced an almost 500 million dollar commitment to nanotechnology during a science policy speech at Caltech (Lane & Kalil, 2005). Clinton referenced Richard Feynman’s vision of moving and arranging atoms one at a time. The President also emphasized the importance of the federal government to fund the science and research that will make the U.S. a leader in nanotechnology endeavors (Terra, 2000). In Texas, Governor Rick Perry proclaimed the week of September 24 through September 30 as Nanotechnology Week in Texas. The Governor also stated, during NanoTX’06, an annual conference held in Texas on nanotechnology, the use of the 200 million dollar Texas Emerging Technology Fund in funding nanotechnology initiatives in the state (Nanotechnology Now, 2006). Fig. 1.2 – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot#Unusual_Robots. Fig. 1.3 – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Arnold_Schwarzenegger_2004-01-30.jpg.
• #6: Nanotechnology Language:   Many similar yet differing definitions about nanotechnology exist. For example, it would not be unrealistic to receive hundreds of hits from a search engine after typing the key words “nanotechnology” in the search field and executing a search. You probably would end up with key words such as nanobio, nanodots, nanowires, nanoelectronics, nanobots, nanomaterials, nanochondria, etc. (Nanotechnology Now, 2007). Fig. 1.4 – ACC Instructional Development Services.
• #7: Definition:   Most research universities and centers as well as private and government entities working with nanotechnology provide their own similar but distinct definition of nanotechnology. Therefore, the first lesson about nanotechnology is to understand that it is a broad multidisciplinary field encompassing all branches of science, engineering and technology as well as medical, business, finance, economics, social sciences and many other disciplines. A general definition of nanotechnology is provided in the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) website which is a federal government website (http://www.nano.gov). The NNI agency was created to foster worldwide advancement and leadership in nanotechnology within the United States. The NNI definition for nanotechnology is: “Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter at dimensions of roughly 1 to 100 nanometers, where unique phenomena enable novel applications.” “Encompassing nanoscale science, engineering and technology, nanotechnology involves imaging, measuring, modeling, and manipulating matter at this length scale.”
• #8: Scale of Things—Nanometers:   Hence, nanotechnology refers to the process, act or ability to work with materials or matter at the scale of 1 to 100 nanometers. The ability of working at this scale renders novel benefits to numerous products and applications such as those found in the semiconductor manufacturing, material science, medicine, etc. However, what is the size of 1 nanometer? Albert Einstein estimated that the size of 1 sugar molecule was equal to 1 nanometer. One nanometer would also be equal to the linear size of 10 hydrogen atoms stacked side by side (Roueckes, et al., 2002). It is the same as one-billionth of a meter – a single bacterium is a few hundred nanometers in diameter and a DNA strand is approximately 2-12 nanometers across (NNI, 2007). The un-aided human eye can see down to about 10,000 nanometers (Ratner & Ratner, 2003). A popular diagram found at www.nano.gov shows size comparisons of natural and manmade things relative to the nanometer. Fig. 1.5 - http://www.nano.gov/html/facts/The_scale_of_things.html.
• #9: Internships:   Another existing benefit of nanotechnology is that it lends itself to the cross-pollination of knowledge and cooperation between experts of multidisciplinary fields. Nanotechnology encompasses all fields, and this opens up opportunities for people from different backgrounds to work together to solve problems. For example, the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Nano- and Molecular Science and Technology (http://www.cnm.utexas.edu/) provides opportunities for students and faculty from multidisciplinary fields to collaborate. Doctoral students from different disciplines also have the opportunity to obtain a certification in nanoscience and nanotechnology (Nanotechnology at UT Austin, 2007). Further, a state of Texas nanotechnology grant has allowed a mix of college and university students from all levels to participate in a nanotechnology internship across the state. These nanoscholars had the opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art nanoelectronics facility. The interns were Texas students pursuing associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees and specializing in fields such as physics, chemistry, engineering, and technology. (Austin Community College, 2007). Fig. 1.6 - http://www.austincc.edu/nanotech/internship.php.
• #10: Brief History:   The concepts of nanotechnology are not inherently new to nature or to the history of mankind. Science and nature have taught us that biological systems are built using small cells and proteins that follow an intrinsic plan dictated by infinitesimally small genetic coding (Roukes, et al., 2002). A well documented and early example of a manmade nanoprocess is the work of Medieval stained glass makers who used small nanosize gold particles of varying sizes to create the different color hues found in stained glass windows of Medieval churches and structures. Hence, gold particles display a different form of color depending on their size at the nanoscale (Ratner & Ratner, 2003). Gold at the larger scale, the macroscale, such as a gold brick reflects the well known yellowish color. Fig. 1.7 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Marcelle-ferron.jpg.  Fig. 1.8 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bismuth_crystal_macro.jpg.
• #11: Brief History, Continued: Birth of Nanotechology: In contemporary times, manufacturing tolerances of parts have approached nanometric dimensions, especially in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices. However, the term “nanotechnology” was not coined until 1974 by Professor Norio Taniguchi, whose work and research was in the area of high precision machining (Wikipedia, 2007). Professor Taniguchi of Tokyo Science University used the word “nanotechnology” to describe the science and technology of processing or building parts with nanometric tolerances. Essentially, Professor Taniguchi’s theoretical concepts involved the use of electron, ion beam, and laser beam processes for machining tolerances at the nanoscale. (Booker & Boysen, 2005). Fig. 1.9 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ridailogo.gif. Fig. 1.10 – ACC Instructional Development Services.
• #12: Brief History, Continued: Dr. Richard P. Feynman: The first well documented talk on the possibilities of nanotechnology was made by one of America’s most notable physicists, Richard Feynman (Zyvex, 2007). Dr. Feynman’s talk was called There Is Plenty of Room at the Bottom, and he delivered it on December 12, 1959, before the American Physical Society meeting held at Caltech. In his talk, Feynman challenged the scientific community to think small in terms of solving future problems. Feynman stated: “Why cannot we write the entire 24 volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica on the head of a pin?” (Zyvex, 2007). Fig. 1.11 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Feynman_and_Oppenheimer_at_Los_Alamos.jpg.
• #13: Brief History, Continued: Dr. Feynman, Continued: Feynman’s vision previewed the collaboration between the sciences, the need for more powerful measurement tools such as the electron microscope that could allow atomic viewing and manipulation. He believed that engineers and scientists had to work together to develop tools that would have the ability to see and manipulate atoms and molecules in order to solve problems using nanotechnology. Feynman said: “The problems of chemistry and biology can be greatly helped if our ability to see what we are doing, and to do things on an atomic level, is ultimately developed – a development which I think cannot be avoided.” (Zyvex, 2007) Fig. 1.12 – ACC Instructional Development Services.
• #14: Brief History, Continued: Atomic Scale: Feynman also discussed how matter at the atomic scale behaves differently than matter at the macroscopic scale since, he mentioned, at the atomic scale atomic size particles respond to forces governed by quantum mechanics as opposed to larger systems which are governed by classical Newtonian mechanics. Also, the theoretical ability to build new compounds or materials one atom at a time opens up new possibilities beyond those developed using traditional chemical processes. A visual example of this concept is illustrated by a model of a Self Assembling Double Helix of Nano Ice which shows the atoms binding under high pressure with weak hydrogen links (UNL News Releases, 2006). Fig. 1.13 - http://ucommxsrv1.unl.edu/unlnews2004/downloadables/photo/20061211helix.jpg.
• #15: More History:   Eric Drexler: Eric Drexler’s book, Engines of Creation, first published in 1986, popularized the futuristic possibilities of nanotechnology. Engines of Creation covered everything from artificial intelligence to self-replicating machines to the use of nanotechnology to cure infectious diseases and repair damaged cells. Drexler also talked about how nanotechnology could be used to extend human lifespan, by placing people in suspended animation when they die so that they can later be brought back to life once a cure was found. Drexler also discussed how humans would be able to populate civilizations away from earth, on near planets or in space stations. Drexler talked about the dangers of nanotechnology and specifically mentioned the “Grey Goo” phenomena (Drexler, 1986). Grey Goo is the term given to the potential problem of self-replicating and autonomous artificial intelligence machines that can take over the world and wipe out life as we know it today. This is a doomsday theory also called “Ecophagy,” where artificial intelligence machines multiply uncontrollably and spread much like bacteria until they consume all resources of Earth and turn the Earth itself into Grey Goo. Drexler wrote, “Dangerous replicators could easily be too tough, small, and rapidly spreading to stop – at least if we made no preparation” (Drexler, 1986). Fig. 1.14 – ACC Instructional Development Services. Fig. 1.15 – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_repair.
• #16: More History, Continued: Eric Drexler, Continued: Cell Repair Machines: Drexler also wrote about cell repair machines. These machines would be about the size of bacteria but would be more sophisticated since their internal parts would be more intricate and they would be controlled via a program inside a tiny microcomputer. This artist’s rendition shows a cell repair machine which was injected into the blood stream in order to repair a damaged cell or remove it from the blood stream. Cell repair machines will be able to identify damaged cells and repair them. Drexler wrote: “By working along molecule by molecule and structure by structure, repair machines will be able to repair whole cells. By working along cell by cell and tissue by tissue, they…will be able to repair whole organs…they will restore health” (Drexler, 1986). Fig. 1.16 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Endomembrane_system_diagram_no_text_nucleus.png + Microsoft Clipart.
• #17: More History, Continued: Metrology: Measurement equipment or metrology tools, as they are often called, have been the cornerstone of nanotechnology because they have allowed us to see what we are doing at the atomic scale. Tools such as the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) and the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) provide the bridge between the macro world and the nano world. The ability to see and characterize matter at the atomic scale began the work that Feynman envisioned. In 1981, two gentlemen, Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer of IBM Zurich, invented the scanning tunneling microscope for which they later received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986. The scanning tunneling microscope works by sliding a very small tip, about the size of an atom, over a surface at an extremely close proximity – within a few atomic layers - and uses electronics to translate the surface topography into a visual image (Ratner and Ratner, 2002). In this manner, the scanning tunneling microscope produces a visual representation of the material being scanned much like a key cutting machine traces and makes a copy of the original key. Fig. 1.17 - http://www.nanoscience.com/products/index.html.  Fig. 1.18 - http://www.nano.gov/html/facts/home_facts.html.
• #18: More History, Continued: Buckyballs: Three gentlemen—Harold Kroto from the University of Sussex, Robert Curl and Richard Smalley from Rice University—were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1996 for their discovery of a new composition of carbon, Carbon 60. This new compound, which only measures about one nanometer in diameter, was called a Buckminsterfullerene or “Buckyball.” Carbon 60 (C 60) has 60 carbon atoms covalently bonded and forming geometric 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons—the same geometric configuration found in most soccer balls (Booker & Boysen, 2005). Buckyballs are produced through a low pressure carbon vaporization process. The original technique only produced small quantities, but current processes produce Carbon60 or buckyballs at a much higher rate. Buckyballs are also used to form carbon nanotubes. These nanotubes can be used to form transistors and, depending on their configuration, they can be made to be conductors or insulators (Ratner & Ratner, 2002). Carbon is a very interesting element because it has four electrons in its outer shell, just like silicon, and is allotropic—which means it can take on different forms. Both diamond and graphite are made from carbon. Fig. 1.19 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:C60a.png. Fig. 1.20 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize.  
• #19: More History, Continued: Fullerenes: Carbon 60 (C60) was named after Richard Buckminster Fuller, who went by the nickname “Bucky.” Fuller’s most noted architectural design was the geodesic dome. The geodesic dome is a sphere which is made up of geometric triangular shapes. It is a very rigid construction and very strong in terms of its weight to volume. The C60 Buckyball was named in Fuller’s honor (Wikipedia, 2007) Fig. 1.21 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:C60a.png. Fig. 1.22 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mtl._Biosphere_in_Sept._2004.jpg.
• #20: More History, Continued: Top-down Approach: Two approaches of producing nanotechnology systems are top-down and bottom-up. The top-down method is used by computer chip manufacturers (Booker & Boysen, 2005). The producers of chips begin the process with large bulk silicon wafers and then manufacture the devices on top of them through a series of printing, layering, doping and removal steps that ultimately lead to a functional device. The printing is done through a reduction process called photolithography. This process has evolved since the 1960s, into one that is now printing line width dimensions at the nanometer scale. The shrinking of line widths and the increased density of transistors has followed Moore’s Law. Moore’s Law states that transistor densities would double every 18–24 months (Wikipedia, 2007). Fig. 1.23 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Moore_Law_diagram_%282004%29.png. Fig. 1.24 – Illustration created by Alberto Quiñonez.
• #21: More History, Continued: Bottom-Up Approach: The bottom-up approach to nanomanufacturing is analogous to the way biological systems are made. In biology, cells grow tissue, organs, plants, hair, etc. through the process of self assembly. This approach is now being studied in nanotechnology. Drexler wrote about self assembling nanoparticles, and this type of research is already taking place, albeit at a rudimentary level as compared to Drexler’s vision. The use of biological microorganisms to synthesize or form nanoparticles is being studied. This is an interesting concept since it purports to use organic material to grow inorganic metals. In several studies, certain types of bacteria are shown to produce gold or silver particles. Researchers also found that “…the exposure of lactic acid bacteria present in the whey of buttermilk to mixtures of gold and silver ions can be used to grow alloy nanoparticles of gold and silver” (Mandal, et al., 2005). Fig. 1.25 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_self-assembly.
• #22: Summary:   Welcome to the NanoWorld, where nanotechnology is ubiquitous and pervasive. Nanotechnology is an emerging field in all areas of science, engineering and technology. Soon, much of the work in nanotechnology will transcend itself from research into the products and commodities we will use. Consider the fact that computers, cell phones, mp3’s and video game controllers have become exponentially smaller and more powerful over the last 10 years. Before long, the materials developed through nanotechnology will lead to such things as better solar panels that are more efficient in transferring solar energy into electricity; stronger and lighter materials that can replace steel in construction of buildings and structures; and better tools for transporting medicine into patients and analyzing blood, cells, etc. The nanotechnology field will continue to expand and provide opportunities for all interested people regardless of their career specialty. Fig. 1.26 - Microsoft Office Clip Art.
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