Navigation

DS1MN - Modeling of Nanostructures

Course specification
Course title Modeling of Nanostructures
Acronym DS1MN
Study programme Electrical Engineering and Computing
Module Nanoelectronics and Photonics
Type of study doctoral studies
Lecturer (for classes)
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
    Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
      ESPB 9.0 Status elective
      Condition none
      The goal Gaining knowledge in models of electronic structure, transport, and optical properties of nanostructures (semiconductor quantum wells, nanowires, nanodots, and graphene nanostructures).
      The outcome Developing skills to produce software for nanostructure modeling.
      Contents
      Contents of lectures Multiband k.p models. Tight-binding method. Pseudopotential theory. Density functional theory. Models of mechanical strain in nanostructures. Models of excitons, trions, and biexcitons in nanostructures. Non-equilibrium Green’s function method. Models of non-linear optical effects in nanostructures. Application of the finite element method and nextnano, ABINIT, and COMSOL program packages.
      Contents of exercises
      Literature
      1. Y. V. Nazarov and Y. M. Blanter, "Quantum Transport: Introduction to Nanoscience", Cambridge University Press, 2009. (Original title)
      2. L. Ramdas, Ram-Mohan, "Finite element and boundary element applications in quantum mechanics", Oxford University Press, 2002 (Original title)
      3. J. H, Davies, "The physics of low-dimensional structures", Cambridge University Press, 1997. (Original title)
      4. R. M. Martin, "Electronic structure: Basic theory and practical methods", Cambridge University Press, 2004. (Original title)
      5. C. Delerue, M. Lannoo, "Nanostructures: Theory and Modelling", Springer, 2006. (Original title)
      Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
      Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
      6
      Methods of teaching lectures
      Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
      Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
      Activites during lectures 0 Test paper 70
      Practical lessons 0 Oral examination 0
      Projects 0
      Colloquia 30
      Seminars 0