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Lecture 3: Resistance-Ballistic to Diffusive
Online Presentations | 28 Jul 2011 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
The resistance of a ballistic conductor and concepts, such as the quantumcontact resistance, are introduced and discussed. The results are then generalized to treat transport all the way from the ballistic to diffusive regimes.
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Lecture 4: Bottom-up Approach to Thermoelectricity
Online Presentations | 08 Sep 2010 | Contributor(s):: Supriyo Datta
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Lecture 4: Thermoelectric Effects-Physical Approach
Online Presentations | 28 Jul 2011 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
The effect of temperature gradients on current flow and how electrical currents produce heat currents are discussed.
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Lecture 5: Electron Spin: How to rotate an electron to control the current
Online Presentations | 09 Sep 2010 | Contributor(s):: Supriyo Datta
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Lecture 5: Thermoelectric Effects - Mathematics
Online Presentations | 16 Aug 2011 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
Beginning with the general model for transport, we mathematically deriveexpressions for the four thermoelectric transport coefficients:(i) Electrical conductivity,(ii) Seebeck coefficient (or "thermopower"),(iii) Peltier coefficient,(iv) Electronic heat conductivity.
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Lecture 6: An Introduction to Scattering
Online Presentations | 16 Aug 2011 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
In this lecture, we show how the mean-free-path (mfp) is related to thetime between scattering events and briefly discuss how the scattering time is related to underlying physical processes.
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Lecture 6: From Spins to Magnets: How quantum objects turn classical
Online Presentations | 09 Sep 2010 | Contributor(s):: Supriyo Datta
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Lecture 7: The Boltzmann Transport Equation
Online Presentations | 17 Aug 2011 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
Semi-classical carrier transport is traditionally described by the Boltzmann Transport Equation (BTE). In this lecture, we present theBTE, show how it is solved, and relate it to the Landauer Approach usedin these lectures
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Lecture 8: Measurements
Online Presentations | 16 Aug 2011 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
A brief introduction to commonly-used techniques, such as van der Pauw and Hall effect measurements.
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Lecture 9: Introduction to Phonon Transport
Online Presentations | 17 Aug 2011 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
This lecture is an introduction to phonon transport. Key similarities and differences between electron and phonon transport are discussed.
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Lessons from Nanoelectronics
Online Presentations | 20 Jul 2011 | Contributor(s):: Supriyo Datta
Everyone is familiar with the amazing performance of a modern laptop, powered by a billion-plus nanotransistors, each having an active region that is barely a few hundred atoms long. What is not as appreciated is the deeper understanding of current flow, energy exchange and device...
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Lessons from Nanoelectronics (Q&A)
Online Presentations | 20 Jul 2011 | Contributor(s):: Supriyo Datta
Q&A session from Lessons from Nanoelectronics.
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Modeling (Semi) Unstructured Proteins
Online Presentations | 26 Mar 2008 | Contributor(s):: Michael Colvin
The past century has seen tremendous progress in determining the biochemical and biophysical processes that constitute life. One exciting consequence of this understanding is the possibility of developing mathematical models of biological function that are accurate and even predictive. My...
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Nanoelectronic Devices, With an Introduction to Spintronics
Courses | 20 Jul 2010 | Contributor(s):: Supriyo Datta, Mark Lundstrom
Nanoelectronic devices are at the heart of today's powerful computers and are also of great interest for many emerging applications including energy conversion, sensing and alternative computing paradigms. Our objective, however, is not to discuss specific devices or...
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Nanostructured Electronic Devices: Percolation and Reliability
Courses | 29 Jul 2009 | Contributor(s):: Muhammad A. Alam
In this series of lectures introduces a simple theoretical framework for treating randomness and variability in emerging nanostructured electronic devices for wide ranging applications – all within an unified framework of spatial and temporal percolation. The problems considered involve...
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Near-Equilibrium Transport: Fundamentals and Applications
Courses | 28 Jul 2011 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom
Engineers and scientists working on electronic materials and devices need a working knowledge of "near-equilibrium" (also called "linear" or "low-field") transport. The term "working knowledge" means understanding how to use theory in practice. Measurements...
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NEMO5 Overview Presentation
Online Presentations | 17 Jul 2012 | Contributor(s):: Tillmann Christoph Kubis, Michael Povolotskyi, Jean Michel D Sellier, James Fonseca, Gerhard Klimeck
This presentation gives an overview of the current functionality of NEMO5.
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NEMO5 Tutorial 3: Models
Online Presentations | 17 Jul 2012 | Contributor(s):: Jean Michel D Sellier
This tutorial presents the models implemented in NEMO5. A description on how the solvers interact with each other is reported along with the options of the various solvers. An example on how to make a simulation that involves strain calculations, Schroedinger wave functions calculations and an...
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NEMO5 Tutorial 5A: Devi ce Simulation - Quantum Dots
Online Presentations | 17 Jul 2012 | Contributor(s):: Jean Michel D Sellier
This presentation introduces the capabilities of NEMO5 to simulate quantum dots.
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Solar Cell Fundamentals
Courses | 19 Aug 2011 | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom, J. L. Gray, Muhammad A. Alam
A new version of the course has been posted here. The modern solar cell was invented at Bell Labs in 1954 and is currently receiving renewed attention as a potential contribution to addressing the world's energy challenge. This set of five tutorials is an introduction to solar...