The following table lists chapters in the course textbook that covers each lecture's materials. These readings are supplemented by assigned papers in the weekly homework.
A list of recommended books to supplement the assigned readings is given below the table.
Course Textbook
Chen, Gang. Nanoscale Energy Transport and Conversion: A Parallel Treatment of Electrons, Molecules, Phonons, and Photons. Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN: 9780195159424. [Preview with Google Books]
Course calendar.
| LEC # |
TOPICS |
REFERENCES |
| 1 |
Intro to Nanotechnology and Nanoscale Transport Phenomena |
Chapter 1 |
| 2 |
Characteristic Time and Length, Simple Kinetic Theory |
Chapter 1 |
| 3 |
Schrödinger Equation and Material Waves |
Chapter 2 |
| 4 |
Solution of Schrödinger Equation, Energy Quantization |
Chapter 2 |
| 5 |
Electronic Levels in One-Dimensional Lattice Chain |
Chapter 3 |
| 6 |
Crystal Bonding and Electronic Energy Levels in Crystals |
Chapter 3 |
| 7 |
Phonon Energy Levels in Crystal and Crystal Structures |
Chapter 3 |
| 8 |
Density of States and Statistical Distributions |
Chapter 3-4 |
| 9 |
Specific Heat and Planck’s Law |
Chapter 4 |
| 10 |
Fundamental of Statistical Thermodynamics |
Chapter 4 |
| 11 |
Energy Transfer by Waves: Plane Waves |
Chapter 5 |
| 12 |
Electromagnetic Waves: Reflection at a Single Interface |
Chapter 5 |
| 13 |
EM Wave Propagation Through Thin Films and Multilayers |
Chapter 5 |
| 14 |
Wave Phenomena and Landauer Formalism |
Chapters 5–6 |
| 15 |
Particle Description, Liouville and Boltzmann Equations |
Chapter 6 |
| 16 |
Fermi Golden Rule and Relaxation Time Approximation |
Chapter 6 |
| 17 |
Solutions to Boltzmann Equation: Diffusion Laws |
Chapter 6 |
| 18 |
Electron Transport and Thermoelectric Effects |
Chapter 6 |
| 19 |
Classical Size Effects, Parallel Direction |
Chapter 7 |
| 20 |
Classical Size Effects, Perpendicular Direction |
Chapter 7 |
| 21 |
Slip Condition, Coupled Energy Transport and Conversion |
Chapter 7-8 |
| 22 |
PN junction, Diode and Photovoltaic Cells |
Chapter 8 |
| 23 |
Liquids: Brownian Motion and Forces in Liquids |
Chapter 9 |
| 24 |
Electrical Double Layer, Size Effects in Phase Change |
Chapter 9 |
| 25 |
Statistical Foundation for Molecular Dynamics Simulation |
Chapter 10 |
Recommended Books
Griffiths, D. J. "Quantum Mechanics." In Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. Prentice Hall, 1994. ISBN: 9780131244054.
Kittel, C. "Solid-State Physics." In Introduction to Solid State Physics. 7th ed. Wiley, 1995. ISBN: 9780471111818.
Born, M., and E. Wolf. "Electromagnetism." In Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light. 7th ed. Cambridge University Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780521642224. [Preview with Google Books]
Sze, S. M. "Electronics." In Physics of Semiconductor Devices. 2nd ed. Wiley, 1981. ISBN: 9780471056614.
Kittel, C., and H. Kroemer. "Thermal Physics." In Thermal Physics. 2nd ed. Freeman and Company, 1980. ISBN: 9780716710882.
Vincenti, W. G., and C. H. Kruger, Jr., "Kinetic Theory." In Introduction to Physical Gas Dynamics. Krieger, 1975. ISBN: 9780882753096.
