Quantum Transport: Atom to Transistor (Spring 2004)

By Supriyo Datta

Purdue University

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Lecture Number/Topic Online Lecture Video Lecture Notes Supplemental Material Suggested Exercises
ECE 659 Lecture 1: Energy Level Diagram View Flash Lecture 1: Energy Level Diagram
ECE 659 Lecture 2: What Makes Electrons Flow? View Flash Lecture 2: What Makes Electrons Flow?
Reference Chapter 1.2
ECE 659 Lecture 3: The Quantum of Conductance View Flash Lecture 3: The Quantum of Conductance
Reference Chapter 1.3
ECE 659 Lecture 4: Charging/Coulomb Blockade View Flash Lecture 4: Charging/Coulomb Blockade
Reference Chapter 1.4 and 1.5
ECE 659 Lecture 5: Summary/Towards Ohm's Law View Flash Lecture 5: Summary/Towards Ohm's Law
Reference Chapter 1.4 and 1.5
ECE 659 Lecture 6: Schrödinger Equation: Basic Concepts View Flash Lecture 6: Schrödinger Equation: Basic Concepts
Reference Chapter 2.1
ECE 659 Lecture 7: Schrödinger Equation: Method of Finite Differences View Flash Lecture 7: Schrödinger Equation: Method of Finite Differences
Reference Chapter 2.2
ECE 659 Lecture 8: Schrödinger Equation: Examples View Flash Lecture 8: Schrödinger Equation: Examples
Reference Chapter 2.3
ECE 659 Lecture 9: Self Consistent Field: Basic Concept View Flash Lecture 9: Self Consistent Field: Basic Concept
Reference Chapter 3.1
ECE 659 Lecture 10: Self Consistent Field: Relation to the Multi-Electron Picture View Flash Lecture 10: Self Consistent Field: Relation to the Multi-Electron Picture
Reference Chapter 3.2
ECE 659 Lecture 11: Self Consistent Field: Bonding View Flash Lecture 11: Self Consistent Field: Bonding
Reference Chapter 3.3
ECE 659 Lecture 12: Basis Functions: As a Computatinal Tool View Flash Lecture 12: Basis Functions: As a Computatinal Tool
Reference Chapter 4.1
ECE 659 Lecture 13: Basis Functions: As a Conceptual Tool View Flash Lecture 13: Basis Functions: As a Conceptual Tool
Reference Chapter 4.2
ECE 659 Lecture 14: Basis Functions: Density Matrix I View Flash Lecture 14: Basis Functions: Density Matrix I
Reference Chapter 4.3
ECE 659 Lecture 15: Basis Functions: Density Matrix II View Flash Lecture 15: Basis Functions: Density Matrix II
Reference Chapter 4.3 and 4.4
ECE 659 Lecture 16: Band Structure: Toy Examples View Flash Lecture 16: Band Structure: Toy Examples
Reference Chapter 5.1
ECE 659 Lecture 17: Band Structure: Beyond 1-D View Flash Lecture 17: Band Structure: Beyond 1-D
Reference Chapter 5.2
ECE 659 Lecture 18: Band Structure: 3-D Solids View Flash Lecture 18: Band Structure: 3-D Solids
Reference Chapter 5.3
ECE 659 Lecture 19: Band Structure: Prelude to Sub-Bands View Flash Lecture 19: Band Structure: Prelude to Sub-Bands
Reference Chapter 5.2
ECE 659 Lecture 20: Subbands: Quantum Wells, Wires, Dots and Nano-Tubes View Flash Lecture 20: Subbands: Quantum Wells, Wires, Dots and Nano-Tubes
Reference Chapter 6.1
ECE 659 Lecture 21: Subbands: Density of States View Flash Lecture 21: Subbands: Density of States
Reference Chapter 6.2
ECE 659 Lecture 22: Subbands: Minimum Resistance of a Wire View Flash Lecture 22: Subbands: Minimum Resistance of a Wire
Reference Chapter 6.3 and 6.4
ECE 659 Lecture 23: Capacitance: Model Hamiltonian View Flash Lecture 23: Capacitance: Model Hamiltonian
Reference Chapter 7.1
ECE 659 Lecture 24: Capacitance: Electron Density View Flash Lecture 24: Capacitance: Electron Density
Reference Chapter 7.2
ECE 659 Lecture 25: Capacitance: Quantum vs. Electrostatic Capacitance View Flash Lecture 25: Capacitance: Quantum vs. Electrostatic Capacitance
Reference Chapter 7.3
ECE 659 Lecture 26: Level Broadening: Open Systems and Local Density of States View Flash Lecture 26: Level Broadening: Open Systems and Local Density of States
Reference Chapter 8.1 and 8.2
ECE 659 Lecture 27: Level Broadening: Self Energy View Flash Lecture 27: Level Broadening: Self Energy
Reference Chapter 8.2
ECE 659 Lecture 28: Level Broadening: Lifetime View Flash Lecture 28: Level Broadening: Lifetime
Reference Chapter 8.3
ECE 659 Lecture 29: Level Broadening: Irreversibility View Flash Lecture 29: Level Broadening: Irreversibility
Reference Chapter 8.4
ECE 659 Lecture 30: Coherent Transport: Overview View Flash Lecture 30: Coherent Transport: Overview
Reference Chapter 9.1
ECE 659 Lecture 31: Coherent Transport: Transmission and Examples View Flash Lecture 31: Coherent Transport: Transmission and Examples
Reference Chapter 9.4 and 9.5
ECE 659 Lecture 32: Coherent Transport: Non-Equilibrium Density Matrix View Flash Lecture 32: Coherent Transport: Non-Equilibrium Density Matrix
Reference Chapter 9.2
ECE 659 Lecture 33: Coherent Transport: Inflow/Outflow View Flash Lecture 33: Coherent Transport: Inflow/Outflow
Reference Chapter 9.3
ECE 659 Lecture 34: Non-Coherent Transport: Why does an Atom Emit Light? View Flash Lecture 34: Non-Coherent Transport: Why does an Atom Emit Light?
Reference Chapter 10.1
ECE 659 Lecture 35: Non-Coherent Transport: Radiative Lifetime View Flash Lecture 35: Non-Coherent Transport: Radiative Lifetime
Reference Chapter 10.1 and 10.2
ECE 659 Lecture 36: Non-Coherent Transport: Radiative Transitions View Flash Lecture 36: Non-Coherent Transport: Radiative Transitions
Reference Chapter 10.1 and 10.2
ECE 659 Lecture 37: Non-Coherent Transport: Phonons, Emission and Absorption View Flash Lecture 37: Non-Coherent Transport: Phonons, Emission and Absorption
Reference Chapter 10.2 and 10.4
ECE 659 Lecture 38: Non-Coherent Transport: Inflow/Outflow View Flash Lecture 38: Non-Coherent Transport: Inflow/Outflow
Reference Chapter 9.4 and 10.3
ECE 659 Lecture 39: Atom to Transistor: "Physics" of Ohm's Law View Flash Lecture 39: Atom to Transistor: "Physics" of Ohm's Law
Reference Chapter 11.2
ECE 659 Lecture 40: Self Consistent Field Method and Its Limitations View Flash Lecture 40: Self Consistent Field Method and Its Limitations
Reference Chapter 1.5 and 11.4
ECE 659 Lecture 41: Coulomb Blockade View Flash Lecture 41: Coulomb Blockade
Reference Chapter 3.4
ECE 659 Lecture 41a: Coulomb Blockade View Flash Lecture 41a: Coulomb Blockade
Reference Chapter 3.4
ECE 659 Lecture 42: Spin View Flash Lecture 42: Spin
Reference Chapter 5.4 and 5.5