The following table lists chapters in the course textbook that covers each lecture's materials. These readings are supplemented by assigned papers in the weekly homework.
A list of recommended books to supplement the assigned readings is given below the table.
Course Textbook
Chen, Gang. Nanoscale Energy Transport and Conversion: A Parallel Treatment of Electrons, Molecules, Phonons, and Photons. Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN: 9780195159424. [Preview with Google Books]
| LEC # | TOPICS | REFERENCES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro to Nanotechnology and Nanoscale Transport Phenomena | Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Characteristic Time and Length, Simple Kinetic Theory | Chapter 1 |
| 3 | Schrödinger Equation and Material Waves | Chapter 2 |
| 4 | Solution of Schrödinger Equation, Energy Quantization | Chapter 2 |
| 5 | Electronic Levels in One-Dimensional Lattice Chain | Chapter 3 |
| 6 | Crystal Bonding and Electronic Energy Levels in Crystals | Chapter 3 |
| 7 | Phonon Energy Levels in Crystal and Crystal Structures | Chapter 3 |
| 8 | Density of States and Statistical Distributions | Chapter 3-4 |
| 9 | Specific Heat and Planck’s Law | Chapter 4 |
| 10 | Fundamental of Statistical Thermodynamics | Chapter 4 |
| 11 | Energy Transfer by Waves: Plane Waves | Chapter 5 |
| 12 | Electromagnetic Waves: Reflection at a Single Interface | Chapter 5 |
| 13 | EM Wave Propagation Through Thin Films and Multilayers | Chapter 5 |
| 14 | Wave Phenomena and Landauer Formalism | Chapters 5–6 |
| 15 | Particle Description, Liouville and Boltzmann Equations | Chapter 6 |
| 16 | Fermi Golden Rule and Relaxation Time Approximation | Chapter 6 |
| 17 | Solutions to Boltzmann Equation: Diffusion Laws | Chapter 6 |
| 18 | Electron Transport and Thermoelectric Effects | Chapter 6 |
| 19 | Classical Size Effects, Parallel Direction | Chapter 7 |
| 20 | Classical Size Effects, Perpendicular Direction | Chapter 7 |
| 21 | Slip Condition, Coupled Energy Transport and Conversion | Chapter 7-8 |
| 22 | PN junction, Diode and Photovoltaic Cells | Chapter 8 |
| 23 | Liquids: Brownian Motion and Forces in Liquids | Chapter 9 |
| 24 | Electrical Double Layer, Size Effects in Phase Change | Chapter 9 |
| 25 | Statistical Foundation for Molecular Dynamics Simulation | Chapter 10 |
Recommended Books
Griffiths, D. J. "Quantum Mechanics." In Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. Prentice Hall, 1994. ISBN: 9780131244054.
Kittel, C. "Solid-State Physics." In Introduction to Solid State Physics. 7th ed. Wiley, 1995. ISBN: 9780471111818.
Born, M., and E. Wolf. "Electromagnetism." In Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light. 7th ed. Cambridge University Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780521642224. [Preview with Google Books]
Sze, S. M. "Electronics." In Physics of Semiconductor Devices. 2nd ed. Wiley, 1981. ISBN: 9780471056614.
Kittel, C., and H. Kroemer. "Thermal Physics." In Thermal Physics. 2nd ed. Freeman and Company, 1980. ISBN: 9780716710882.
Vincenti, W. G., and C. H. Kruger, Jr., "Kinetic Theory." In Introduction to Physical Gas Dynamics. Krieger, 1975. ISBN: 9780882753096.