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*'''Nanostructures in equilibrium:''' graphene and other two-dimensional materials, carbon nanotubes, topological insulators, magnetic multilayers.
*'''Nanostructures in equilibrium:''' graphene and other two-dimensional materials, carbon nanotubes, topological insulators, magnetic multilayers.
*'''Nanostructure out of equilibrium:''' conductance quantization, quantum interference, spin-dependent tunneling, spin-transfer torque, I-V curves
*'''Nanostructure out of equilibrium:''' conductance quantization, quantum interference, spin-dependent tunneling, spin-transfer torque, I-V curves
*'''Theoretical techniques:''' elements of density functional theory (DFT), Boltzmann transport equation, spin and charge diffusion equations, Landauer-Büttiker scattering formalism, nonequilibrium Green function techniques.
*'''Theoretical techniques:''' elements of density functional theory (DFT), Landauer-Büttiker scattering formalism, nonequilibrium Green function techniques.
*'''Experimental techniques:''' scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy.
*'''Experimental techniques:''' scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy.
*'''Applications:''' nanoelectronics, spintronics, thermoelectrics.
*'''Applications:''' nanoelectronics, spintronics, thermoelectrics.

Revision as of 22:53, 31 August 2020

  • Nanostructures in equilibrium: graphene and other two-dimensional materials, carbon nanotubes, topological insulators, magnetic multilayers.
  • Nanostructure out of equilibrium: conductance quantization, quantum interference, spin-dependent tunneling, spin-transfer torque, I-V curves
  • Theoretical techniques: elements of density functional theory (DFT), Landauer-Büttiker scattering formalism, nonequilibrium Green function techniques.
  • Experimental techniques: scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy.
  • Applications: nanoelectronics, spintronics, thermoelectrics.