Selected topics in condensed matter physics (0321.4074): Low dimensional and mesoscopic electronic...

Selected topics in condensed matter physics Selected topics in condensed matter physics (0321.4074): Low dimensional and (0321.4074): Low dimensional and

mesoscopic electronic systemsmesoscopic electronic systems

Prof. Ora Entin-Wohlman Shenkar 416

Tel: 6408524 e-mail: entin@post.tau.ac.il

references:

“Introduction to Mesoscopic Physics” by Y. Imry (Oxford University Press);

“Transport in Nanostructures” by D. K. Ferry and S. M. Goodnick (Cambridge University Press);

“Mesoscopic Phenomena in Solids” by B. L. Altshuler, P. A. Lee, and R. A. Webb (North-Holland);

“The Quantum Hall Effect” by R. E. Prange and S. M. Girvin (Springer);

ContentsContents::

Quantum transport;

Anderson localization ;

Thermally activated conductance in the localized regime ;

The scaling theory of localization;

Dephasing;

Mesoscopic effects in equilibrium and static properties;

Persistent currents;

Quantum interference effects in transport properties;

The integer quantum Hall effect;

Noise in mesoscopic systems;

Mesoscopics and superconductivity--Andreev reflections;

“Introduction to Mesoscopic Physics”, Y. Imry, (Oxford University Press)

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

“Mesoscopic Phenomena in Solids”, B. L. Altshuler, P. A. Lee, and R. A. Webb (North-Holland)“The Quantum Hall Effect”, R. E. Prange and S. M. Girvin (Springer)

Quantum transport ;Anderson localization ;

Thermally activated conductance in the localized regime ;The scaling theory of localization ;

Dephasing; \Mesoscopic effects in equilibrium and static properties;Persistent currents;

\itemQuantum interference effects in transport properties;

\itemThe integer quantum Hall effect;

\itemNoise in mesoscopic systems;

\itemMesoscopics and superconductivity--Andreev reflections;

Quantum transport; Anderson localization; Thermally activatedconductance in the localized regime; The scaling theory oflocalization;Dephasing;Mesoscopic effects in equilibrium and static properties;Persistent currents;Quantum interference effects in transport properties;The integer quantum Hall effect;Noise in mesoscopic systems;Mesoscopics and superconductivity--Andreev reflections;