Course Content
Drude`s theory of metals, Crystal lattices, Electronic structure: energy bands in solids, Bloch`s theorem, band structure calculations based on plane wave method and tight binding method, Wannier functions, band structure of graphene, graphene nano-ribbons, GaAs, Si. Spin-orbit coupling, Hartree-Fock method, semi-classical electron dynamics, Boltzmann transport equation and connection to drift-diffusion equations, Lattice vibrations, Optical properties, Kubo formula, Introduction to mesoscopic electron transport, second quantization formulation, quantum ferromagnet, magnons, phonons, magnetic resonance (classical and quantum), single and two qubit gates, quantum LC resonators, Josephson junctions, SQUID (superconducting quantum interference device). Hands on with Quantum devices: 1) Measurement of Aharnov-Bohm effect in a low temperature cryostat. 2) Characterization of high Tc SQUID magneto-meter: Measuremen
Text / References
- 1 Text/References:1) Solid State Physics, Ashcroft and Mermin (1976) 2) Quantum Mechanics vol 1, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Bernard Diu, Frank Lalo (2019) 3) Statistical Mechanics: A Set of Lectures, Feynman (1988) 4) Modern Condensed Matter Physics, Steven M. Girvin and Kun Yang (2019) 5) Lecture Notes of the Les Houches Summer School: Volume 96, July 2011, Steven M. Girvin 6) Quantum Transport: Atom to Transistor, S. Datta (2005)