Modern deposition and patterning techniques allow the fabrication of ever smaller nanostructures, leading to confinement of electrons in one or more dimensions.
Contents: Fabrication, quantum wells and superlattices, quantum wires and dots, nano-transport (tunneling, conductance quantization), optical transitions (e.g. quantum cascade lasers), quantum Hall effect, graphene.
data set up-to-date
Scope:
lecture: 2 hours/week
Time/location:
DI(5) REC/D16
Audience:
Vertiefung Bachelor (PV) und Master (alle)
Specialization area:
Angewandte Festkörperphysik und Photonik (Vorlesung im Wahlpflichtvertiefungsgebiet)
Previous knowledge:
basic quantum mechanics and solid state physics
Certificate:
Enrolment:
erste Vorlesung/first lecture, Oct 15
Web-reference:
also for Master "Nanoelectronic Systems" (module "Quantum Mechanics for Nanoelectronics")