Descripción y contextualización de la asignatura

This subject is intended to provide a general introduction to the most important nanostructures in Nanoscience, attending to their dimensionality (2D, 1D and OD). The most important physical phenomena emerging in low dimensios are described. A background on Quantum Mechanics and Solid State Physics is helpful to understand the concepts.



The student will get a general overview of the main signatures of low dimensionality in physical systems involving metals and semiconductors. Special attention will be put on carbon nanostructures, including graphene, and 2D van der Waals materials.

Convocatoria ordinaria: orientaciones y renuncia

- Writen test about the concepts studied in the lectures: 75%

- Resolution of exercises and active participatin in the lectures: 25%

Convocatoria extraordinaria: orientaciones y renuncia

- Writen test about the concepts studied in the lectures: 75%

- Resolution of exercises and active participatin in the lectures: 25%

Temario

Lecture 1 LENGTH SCALES AND LOW DIMENSIONALITY

Lecture 2 ELECTRONIC STATES AND QUANTUM CONFINED SYSTEMS

Lecture 3 TWO DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS: SURFACES AND HETEROJUNCTIONS, QUANTUM WELLS AND SUPERLATTICES, QUANTUM HALL EFFECT.

Lecture 4 ONE DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS: QUANTUM WIRES, THE PEIERLS TRANSITION AND QUANTUM TRANSPORT.

Lecture 5 ZERO DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS: QUANTUM DOTS AND METAL CLUSTERS. ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES. COULOMB BLOCKADE AND SINGLE ELECTRÓN DEVICES.

Lecture 6 CARBON AND OTHER INORGANIC NANOSTRUCTURES: FULLERENES AND CARBON NANOTUBES.

Bibliografía

Materiales de uso obligatorio

- ¿The Physics and Chemistry of Solids¿, Stephen Elliot, Wiley, 2000.( Capítulo 8)

- ¿Introduction to Modern Solid State Physics¿, Y. M. Galperin, (electronic, pdf on line)

-¿Introduction to Solid State Physics¿, Charles Kittel, 8th edition, Wiley internacional, 2005.

¿The Physics of low dimesnional semiconductors¿, J.H. Davies, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1998.

- ¿Quantum semiconductor structures¿, C. Weisbuch and B. Vinter, Academia Press 1991.

-¿Low dimensional semiconductors¿, M.J. Nelly, Oxford Science Public. 1995

- ¿Electronic transport in mesoscopic systems¿, Supriyo Datta,Cambridge University Press, 1995.

- ¿Transport in Nanostructures¿, D.K. Ferry and S. M. Goodnick, Cambridge University Press, 1999.

- ¿Mesoscopic Physics and electronics¿, T. Ando, Y. Arakawa, F. Furuya, S. Komiyama and H. Nakashima, Spinger, 1998.

- ¿Mesoscopic systems. Fundamentals and Applications¿, Yoshimasa Murayama, Wiley-Vch, 2001.

- ¿Structure and properties of Atomic Nanoclusters¿, J.A. Alonso, Imperial College Press, 2005.

- ¿Carbon Nanotubes, Síntesis, Structure, Properties and Applications¿, M. S. Dresselhau, G. Dresselhaus and P. Avouris, Springer-verlag, 2001.

- ¿Quantum properties of atomic-sized conductors¿,N. Agrait, A. Levy yeyati and J.M. Van Ruitenbeek, Physics Reports 377, 81 (2003).

Bibliografía básica

-“The Physics and Chemistry of Solids”, Stephen Elliot, Wiley, 2000.( Ch. 8)

-“Introduction to solid Sate Physics”, Charles Kittel, Wiley (8th edition), (Ch.17,18)

-“Band Theory and Electronic Properties of Solids”, John Singleton, Oxford Master Series in Condensed Matter Physics, Oxford University Press, 2001

-“Optical Properties of Solids”, Mark Fox, Oxford Master Series in Condensed Matter Physics, Oxford University Press, 2001

In-depth bibliography

-”The physics of low dimensional semiconductors”, J.H. Davies, Cambridge University Press, 1998. -“Introduction to mesoscopic physics”, Y. Imry, Oxford University Press, 1997.

-“Quantum Wells, wires and dots, Paul Harrison”, Wiley, 2006

-“Mesoscopic Electronics in Solid State Nanostructures”, Thomas Heinzel, Wiley-Vch, 2007.

- “Electronic transport in mesoscopic systems”, Supriyo Datta,Cambridge University Press, 1995.

- “Transport in Nanostructures”, D.K. Ferry and S. M. Goodnick, Cambridge University Press, 1999.

- “Mesoscopic Physics and electronics”, T. Ando, Y. Arakawa, F. Furuya, S. Komiyama and H. Nakashima, Spinger, 1998.

- “Mesoscopic systems. Fundamentals and Applications”, Yoshimasa Murayama, Wiley-Vch, 2001.

-J. K Asbóth, L. Oroszlány and A. Pályi. A Short Course on Topological Insulators: Band-structure topology and edge states in one and two dimensions. Freely availabe at https://arxiv.org/abs/1509.02295

Revistas

Different journals on Condensed Matter Physics, Materials and Nanoscience: Phys Rev. B, Phys Rev. Lett., Nanoletters, Nature, Science etc…

Enlaces

www.mscnano.eu/intranet