In lectures 1-8, we largely consider applications of near-equilibrium electron transport to traditional materials, such as semiconductors with a parabolic energy band, but the theory is much more general. As an example of how to apply the concepts in these lectures, we discuss near-equilibrium transport in graphene, a material that has recently attracted a lot of attention and was the subject of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Outline:

1. Graphene
2. Density-of-states and carrier density
3. Number of modes and conductance
4. Scattering
5. Conductance vs. carrier density
6. Discussion
7. Summary

“Electronics from the Bottom Up” is an educational initiative designed to bring a new perspective to the field of nano device engineering. It is co-sponsored by the Intel Foundation and the Network for Computational Nanotechnology.

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Mark Lundstrom (2011), "Lecture 10: Case study-Near-equilibrium Transport in Graphene," https://nanohub.org/resources/11873.

1. bottom up approach
2. Carrier density
3. conductance
4. density of modes
5. density of states
6. graphene
7. nanoelectronics
8. scattering
9. Summer School