Introduction to Nano-physics

Syllabus

The purpose of this course is to provide a broad survey of current research in the fields of (i) optical studies of semiconductor quantum nanostructures, including device applications and (ii) quantum transport in mesoscopic and nanostructure systems with a main focus on quantum dots. The following topics will be addressed:

• Growth of strained quantum dots, self-assembly
• Optical properties of quantum wells and quantum dots
• Two-dimensional electron gases in field-effect transistors
• Quantum Interference Effects in Transport Properties
• Phase coherence, Dephasing and environmental coupling
• Localization: weak localization and Anderson transition
• The Quantum Hall Effect
• Conduction in channels: Landauer's formulas, quantum point contacts
• Coulomb blockade and single electron transistor
• Spin qubits, quantum computation

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