Lectures

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What is nanophysics: Introduction to course topics

Survey of quantum statistical tools: Density matrix in equilibrium and out of equilibrium

From atoms to 1D nanowires

Landauer formula for ballistic 1D nanowires

  • References:
    • Datta Ch. 6.3 (see also 4.4)
    • M. Payne, Electrostatic and electrochemical potentials in quantum transport, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 1, 4931 (1989). [PDF]

Electronic structure of graphene: energy-momentum dispersion, density of states, and massless Dirac fermions

Introduction to density functional theory with applications to graphene

Heterojunctions, interfacial band bending, and two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) formation

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Two-dimensional electron gas in semiconductor heterostructures

Split gates shaping of 2DEG and subband structure of quantum nanowires

  • References:
    • Datta Ch. 6

Landauer-Buttiker scattering approach to quantum transport and application to quasi-1D nanowires

Graphene nanoribbons and carbon nanotubes

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Semislassical transport with applications to ferromagnet-normal-metal nanostructures

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Quantum interference effects in transport: Double barrier junction, Aharonov-Bohm ring, localization

Introduction to Green functions in quantum physics and application to density of states calculations

Non-equilibrium Green functions (NEGF) for coherent transport

  • References:
    • Datta Ch. 9

NEGF in the presence of dephasing

  • References:
    • Datta Ch. 10

Principles of STM and AFM operation

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Quantum Hall effect

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Coulomb blockade