Template:Course Topics

• Nanostructures in equilibrium: two-dimensional electron gas, graphene, carbon nanotubes, quantum wires and dots, topological insulators, elements of density functional theory (DFT).
• Nanostructure out of equilibrium: conductance quantization, weak and strong localization, quantum Hall effect, quantum interferometers, quantum pumping, magnetic tunnel junctions, spin-transfer torque, Coulomb blockade.
• Theoretical techniques: Boltzmann equation, spin and charge diffusion equations, Landauer-Büttiker scattering formalism, nonequilibrium Green function (NEGF) techniques.
• Experimental techniques: Scanning Tunneling and Atomic Force Microscopy.
• Applications: nanoelectronics, thermoelectrics, and spintronics.