Template:Course Topics

• Nanostructures in equilibrium: graphene and other layered 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), Boltzmann transport equation, spin and charge diffusion equations, Landauer-Büttiker scattering formalism, nonequilibrium Green function techniques.
• Experimental techniques: scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy.
• Applications: nanoelectronics, spintronics, thermoelectrics.