Fundamentals of nanoelectronics

Abstract

Part I. Fundamentals of nanoscopic physics -- 1. Introduction to nanoelectronics -- 2. Classical particles, classical waves, and quantum particles -- 3. Quantum mechanics of electrons -- 4. Free and confined electrons -- 5. Electrons subject to a periodic potential - band theory of solids -- Part II. Single-electron and few-electron phenomena and devices -- 7. Coulomb blockade and the single-electron transistor -- Part III. Many electron phenomena -- 8. Particle statistics and density of states -- 9. Models of semiconductor quantum wells, quantum wires, and quantum dots -- 10. Nanowires, ballistic transport, and spin transport -- Appendix A. Symbols and acronyms -- Appendix B. Physical properties of materials -- Appendix C. Conventional mosfets -- Appendix D. Answers to problems.