This course will survey key concepts of quantum mechanics, solid-state physics, and semiconductor physics in view of realizing nano/quantum electronic devices. Rather than the traditional approach to semiconductor devices based on the drift-diffusion equation, the first-principles approach starting from quantum transport theory will be presented.
Undergraduate-level quantum mechanics & solid-state physics; matrix algebra; programming (e.g. MATLAB). Working knowledge of solid-state or semiconductor physics is desirable but not mandatory.
* N.B.: Undergraduate and graduate students will be graded separately
