Electronic structure of nanostructures

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	9360-0603/01
Abbreviation	ESN
Course title	Electronic structure of nanostructures
Credits	4
Coordinating department	CNT - Nanotechnology Centre
Course coordinator	Ing. Jiří Bednář, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Description of the electronic structure of various types of solids in terms of semiclassical and quantum theory.
2. The description of electron-phonon interactions in nanostructures in terms of quantum confinement and the influence of this effect on quantum transitions, especially in the field of semiconductors.
3. Limitation of the electron and phonon wave function by the quantum confinement effect and its influence on the properties of nanostructures.
4. Application of positron annihilation spectroscopy in microstructural analysis of crystals

Literature

1. Kittel, Ch.: Introduction to solid state physics - 8th ed. p. cm.,
2. Dekker, A.: Solid State Physics, Macmillan 2008,
3. Spiegelman, F.: Electronic Structure in Clusters and Nanoparticles. In: Bréchignac, C., Houdy, P., Lahmani,
M. (eds) Nanomaterials and Nanochemistry. Springer 2008

Advised literature

1. Feynman R.: Feynmanovy přednášky z fyziky 3, Fragment, Praha 2000.
2. Formánek J.,Úvod do kvantové teorie I. a II., ACADEMIA, Praha 2004, ISBN 80-200-1176-5

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