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Instructor: Prof. Y.
Alex Xue Office: CESTM B131
Phone: (518) 956-7220 Email:
yxue@uamail.albany.edu
Meeting Time and Location:
Course Description: This is a one-year
course that addresses the fundamental
concepts relevant to the investigation
of nanomaterials and nanodevices
by applying the methods of quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics
to
examine the atomic and electronic properties of solids, surfaces and nanosale systems. CNSE625 will focus on the
fundamentals concepts and methods of
thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and in-depth discussion of the
quantum mechanics of atoms, molecules, and crystals. The 2nd half of
the cousre CNSE626 will focus on the application to electronic,
magnetic, optical and transport properties of solids and surfaces. Prerequisite: I assume you have been exposed to the basics of quantum mechanics and solid state physics (and the relevant mathematics) as described in Griffiths/Liboff/Kittel, which were covered in the Foundation of Nanotechnology modules or equivalent such as CNSE 511&512. 1)
D.J. Griffiths, Introduction
to Quantum Mechanics (2nd edition, Benjamin Cummings,
2004). 2) R. Liboff,
Introductory Quantum Mechanics (4th edition,
Addison
Wesley, 2002). 3) C. Kittel,
Introduction to
Solid State Physics (8th
edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2004). Course Text: 1) M.P. Marder, Condensed Matter
Physics (Wiley, 2000).
2) C. Cohen-Tannoudji et
al., Quantum Mechanics (2
vol. set), Wiley-Interscience, 2006. Note that this is the
republication of the original Wiley 1977 text, for which you may get a
better bargain as used books at Amazon.com.
Statistical Physics 1) D. Chandler, Introduction to Modern Statistical Mecahnics (Oxford University Press, 1987). 2) M. Kardar, Statistical Physics of Particles (Cambridge University Press, 2007). 3) L.A. Girifalco, Statistical Mechanics of Solids (Oxford University Press, 2003). 4) W. Greiner et al., Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (Springer, 1995). 5) L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz, Statistical Physics, 3rd edition (Elsevier, 1980). Quantum Mechanics 1) P. Atkins and R. Friedman, Molecular Quantum Mechanics, 4th edition (Oxford University Press, 2005). 2) R. Shankar, Principles of Quantum Mechanics, 2nd edition (Plenum Press, 1994). 3) L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz, Quantum Mechanics, 3rd edition (Elsevier, 1977). You may also find it handy to have Griffiths or Liboff within reach. 1) N.A. Ashcroft & N.D. Mermin, Solid State Physics (Saunders, 1976) 2) E. Kaxiras, Atomic and Electronic Structure of Solids (Cambridge University Press, 2003). 3) M.-C. Desjonqueres and D. Spanjaard, Concepts in Surface Physics, 2nd edition (Springer, 1996),
Course Website: http://www.albany.edu/~yx152122/CNSE625-09.html.
You should study the reading materials beforehand and come to the lecture with questions and read them again after the lectures!
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