Quantum states and electronic transport is a textbook by Thomas Ihn, published by Oxford University Press. It covers the physics of semiconductor nanostructures and their electronic transport properties, aimed at graduate and PhD students, but also suitable as a reference work for researchers and lecturers.
Contents
The book explains the basic principles of solid-state physics, such as crystal structure, band structure, and effective mass, with attention to spin-orbit interactions in semiconductor spintronics. It then covers the fabrication of nanostructures, doping methods, and ways to control them. At the center are five fundamental transport phenomena: quantized conductance, tunneling, the Aharonov-Bohm effect, the quantum Hall effect, and Coulomb blockade.
In addition, it addresses the Drude–Boltzmann–Sommerfeld transport theory, as well as conductance quantization via the Landauer–Büttiker theory. The book also discusses mesoscopic interference, decoherence, magnetotransport, and interaction effects in quantum states within semiconductor nanostructures. In doing so, it leads from basic knowledge to advanced experiments.
Specifications
- Author: Thomas Ihn (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication date: 2009-11-26
- Number of pages: 570
- ISBN: 9780199534432
- Theme: Physics
- BISAC: SCIENCE / Physics / General
About the author
Thomas Ihn earned his PhD in physics from TU Munich and worked as a postdoc at the University of Nottingham. Since 1998, he has been affiliated with ETH Zurich, where he is a professor of physics.