PHYSICS OF LOW-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE

PHYS 671 Physics of Low-Dimensional Structure 3 (3+0)

Histostructure concepts and low dimensional systems, Quantum Wells, nanowires, quantum dots, tunneling transport, Quantum physics applied to such systems, Optical properties of low dimensional systems (transition rules, polarization etc). Transport properties of 2D and 1D systems. Quantized conductance with Landauer-formalism. Scattering phenomena in 1D. Devices based on quantum phenomena and Coulomb blockade