ECE 69500 - Introduction to Quantum Transport

Note:

This course runs the second 5 weeks of ECE 50653 that is offered every fall and is available through PEO, or through distance learning for WL students only.

Course Details

Lecture Hours: 1 Credits: 1

Counts as:

Experimental Course Offered:

Fall 2018

Requisites:

Undergraduate degree in engineering or the physical sciences.

Requisites by Topic:

Differential equations, Linear Algebra

Catalog Description:

This course introduces the Schrodinger equation, uses the tight-binding method to discuss the concept of bandstructure and E(k) relations, along with simple quantum transport problems. No prior background in quantum mechanics or statistical mechanics is assumed.

Required Text(s):

  1. Lessons from Nanoelectronics, Part B: Quantum Transport , 2nd Edition , S. Datta , World Scientific , 2017

Recommended Text(s):

None.

Lecture Outline:

Hours Topics
6 Schrodinger equation, tight-binding model, bandstructure
1 Exam 1
7 Self-energy, Broadening, NEGF equations, Dephasing
1 Exam 2

Assessment Method:

Exams