Study-unit DEVICE PHYSICS
Course name | Physics |
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Study-unit Code | A001120 |
Location | PERUGIA |
Curriculum | Fisica della materia |
Lecturer | Luca Gammaitoni |
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CFU | 6 |
Course Regulation | Coorte 2022 |
Supplied | 2022/23 |
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Learning activities | Affine/integrativa |
Area | Attività formative affini o integrative |
Sector | FIS/03 |
Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
Type of learning activities | Attività formativa monodisciplinare |
Language of instruction | Italian |
Contents | - Introduction to device physics - Semiconductor devices - Heterostructures - Quantum Technologies - Laser - Superconductivity - Devices operated in the presence of large fluctuations |
Reference texts | - Nanotechnology for Microelectronics and Optoelectronics, 2006, p.301. J.M. Martínez-Duart et al. - Quantum wells, wires and dots, 2007, P. Harrison, Wiley - Quantum transport: atom to transistor, 2005, S. Datta. Cambridge |
Educational objectives | To grasp the basic elements of the physics behind the functioning of nanotechnology devices. |
Prerequisites | Basic knowledge of condensed matter physics and quantum mechanics. |
Teaching methods | Frontal lecture |
Other information | Ask the teacher |
Learning verification modality | Colloquium |
Extended program | English program: - Introduction to device physics - Semiconductor devices - short review of solid state and semiconductor physics. - electrons in nanostructures: semiconductor heterojunctions, quantum wells, superlattices, etc. - transport and optical properties of nanostructures. - advanced semiconductor devices based on nanostructures. Transistors and lasers. - Superconductivity - Quantum Technologies: quantum computing, quantum criptography, topological properties - Devices operated in the presence of large fluctuations |