Quantum transport in mesoscopic systems

Summary

This course will focus on the electron transport in semiconductors, with emphasis on the mesoscopic systems. The aim is to understand the transport of electrons in low dimensional systems, where even particles with statistics different than fermions and bosons will be discussed.

Content

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

Introduction to Solid state physics

Important concepts to start the course

Electronic transport, superconductivity

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Develop basic understanding of quantum phenomenon in the mesoscopic devices and current state of the art experimental works in related fields

Assessment methods

oral exam during the exam session

Resources

Bibliography

Electronic transport in mesoscopic system by Supriyo Datta

and current research papers on related topics

Ressources en bibliothèque

• Electronic transport in mesoscopic system / Datta

Notes/Handbook

Lecture notes

Moodle Link

• https://go.epfl.ch/PHYS-462