Mesoscopic Electronics in Solid State Nanostructures

This updated and expanded third edition of this successful work includes a new, comprehensive introduction to the recursive Green’s function technique applied to model solid state nanostructures.

From the contents:

* An Update of Solid State Physics

* Surfaces, Interfaces, and Layered Devices

* Experimental Techniques

* Important Quantities in Mesoscopic Transport

* Magnetotransport Properties of Quantum Films

* Quantum Wires and Quantum Point Contacts

* Theory of Ballistic Transport

* Electronic Phase Coherence

* Single Electron Tunneling

* Quantum Dots

* Mesoscopic Superlattices

* Spintronics

Focusing on the physical background as well as on technical details of the technology, this is a must-have textbook for beginners in the field.

Introduction
An Update of Solid State Physics
Surfaces, Interfaces, and Layered Devices
Experimental Techniques
Important Quantities in Mesoscopic Transport
Magnetotransport Properties of Quantum Films
Quantum Wires and Quantum Point Contacts
Modeling of Ballistic transport in mesoscopic structures
Electronic Phase Coherence
Single Electron Tunneling
Quantum Dots
Mesoscopic Superlattices
Spintronics

• By (author) Thomas Heinzel