FYSS5401 Physics of Nanoelectronics (6–8 cr)

Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of Physics
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020

Description

Content

Basics of the theory of electronic conduction; different types of mesoscopic electron systems; Boltzmann transport theory/scattering theory

Completion methods

Assignments, oral examination, research project, students teach.

Assessment details

To pass the course the student must gain about half of the total points (e.g. excercises and an oral exam).

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to apply the Boltzmann transport theory to find out the nonequilibrium state of an electron system in small conductors. Students will also be able to use scattering theory to describe the transport properties of small conductors and explain the main quantum phenomena in the conductivity of small conductors. They will also be able to explain some of the following: quantum interference effects in conductivity, phenomena in mesoscopic superconductivity, nonequilibrium current fluctuations, charging effects in metallic and/or semiconducting structures, electronic properties of graphene, nanoelectromechanical systems and their (quantum) properties.

Additional information

Given on autumn semester, every two years starting autumn 2018.

Description of prerequisites

FYSA2031-2032 Quantum Mechanics and FYSS5300 Condensed Matter Physics as well as (optional) FYSS7530 Quantum Mechanics II.

Literature

  • T.T. Heikkilä: "The Physics of Nanoelectronics - Transport and Fluctuation Phenomena at Low Temperatures" (Oxford University Press, 2013).

Completion methods

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