Charge transport in nanostructures

Class Meeting: TR 09:00-10:15AM

OSU- Tulsa:

ECEN 5060.803, NH 209

Office hour: T 10:30am-12:30pm

OSU- Stillwater:

ECEN 5060.802, CLB 106B

Technology based class-taught via compressed video at OSU-Tulsa

Instructor: Dr. Daryoosh Vashaee

Contact: (918) 459-8017; daryoosh.vashaee@okstate.edu

Text:

S Datta, Quantum Transport, Atom to transistor, Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Audience:

This course is recommended to senior undergraduate and graduate students in the area of semiconductor nanostructures, as well as anyone interested in the physics of new ultra small devices.

Prerequisite:

Basic Quantum Mechanics, Background in matrix algebra including familiarity with a mathematical software package such as MATLAB.

Grading Procedure:

Homework: 30%, Midterm: 20%, Quiz: 10%, Final exam: 40%

Please review the OSU Administrative Regulations and Student Policies as found in the OSU Catalog.

Anyone who has any disability or need which requires special attention should make this known

to both myself and the ECEN Department.

Course syllabus:

We will discuss the conceptual and mathematical framework of charge transport phenomena in nanostructures. In addition to quantum mechanics, this involves some of the most advanced concepts of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, which are often spread out over many physics and chemistry courses. We will condense the essential concepts into a one semester course so that the students in engineering and applied sciences can use it in their research.

Course materials:

Session 1-2

Session 3

Session 4

Session 5

HW1 handed in class- due Thursday 9/18 in class

Session 6

HW2 handed in class- due Thursday 9/25 in class

Session 7

Session 8

HW3 handed in class- due Thursday 10/9 in class

Session 9

HW 4 handed in class- due Thursday 10/6 in class

Session 10

Midterm on Wed Oct. 22

Session 11

Session 12

Session 13

HW 5 handed in class- due Thursday 11/20 in class

Session 14

HW 6 handed in class- due Thursday 12/01

Session 15