• Concepts and approaches used in the field of nanomaterials design, fabrication and analysis
• The physical basis of modern nanotechnology from the standpoint of semiconductor physics and quantum mechanics
• Nanosystems classification by dimension, consideration of "bottom-up" and "from top down" approaches
• The basis of practical device fabrication technologies for electronics, microwave photonics and photovoltaics

Week 1. The size and dimensionality of nanosystems

• What is nano and why it is so helpful?
• The size and dimensionality of nanosystems

Week 2. Nanosystems and their basic properties

• 2D Quantum heterostructure design and applications
• Low-dimensional nanosystems and their properties

Week 3. Self-organization and self-assembly technology

• Self-organization and self-assembly technology

Week 4. Directional nanostructuring techniques

• Directional nanostructuring techniques

Week 5. Nanofabrication of compound semiconductor devices

• Nanofabrication of compound semiconductor devices

Week 6. Nanotechnology in microwave electronics and photonics devices

• Nanotechnology in microwave electronics and photonics devices

Week 7. Methods of nanostructure material characterization

• Methods of nanostructure material characterization

Week 8. Electrical and optical characterization techniques for nanosystems

• Electrical and optical characterization techniques for nanosystems