Description:

The main goal of the lecture is to show possibilities to use selected molecules properties in molecular nanodevices.

Contents:

1. Molecular electronics - integration of organic molecules into electronic devices, 2 .Charge transport in molecular devices, experimets, modelling. Charge-phonon interaction, polarons. Quantum chemical models of molecular nanosystems using semiempirical and ab-initio methods. Specific molecular material for nanosystems - photochromic molecules, molecular wires, molecular switches, optoelecronic nanodevices, DNA. Molecular PHOTO-FET construction, model. 12. Diagnostic and thearepeutic methods in medicine using molecular nanosystems, cancer therapy.

Recommended literature:

Key references: ^^[1]. E.A. Rietman: Molecular Engineering of Nanosystems, Biological Physics Series, ^^Recommended references: ^^[2]. Ch.P.Poole Jr., F.J Owens: Introduction to Nanotechnology.

Keywords:

molecular electronics, charge transport, molecular nanosystems for medical diagnostics

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar