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Nano-to-Macro Transport Processes

3-0-9 units · Undergraduate

Parallel treatments of photons, electrons, phonons, and molecules as energy carriers; aiming at a fundamental understanding of descriptive tools for energy and heat transport processes, from nanoscale to macroscale. Topics include energy levels; statistical behavior and internal energy; energy transport in the forms of waves and particles; scattering and heat generation processes; Boltzmann equation and derivation of classical laws; and deviation from classical laws at nanoscale and their appropriate descriptions. Applications in nanotechnology and microtechnology. Students taking the graduate version complete additional assignments.

Spring 2012

Parallel treatments of photons, electrons, phonons, and molecules as energy carriers, aiming at fundamental understanding and descriptive tools for energy and heat transport processes from nanoscale continuously to macroscale. Topics include the energy levels, the statistical behavior and internal energy, energy transport in the forms of waves and particles, scattering and heat generation processes, Boltzmann equation and derivation of classical laws, deviation from classical laws at nanoscale and their appropriate descriptions, with applications in nano- and microtechnology.

Readings

  • 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 ] ↗
    Listed reading
  • 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 . ↗
    Listed reading
  • LEC #: 1 · TOPICS: Intro to Nanotechnology and Nanoscale Transport Phenomena · REFERENCES: Chapter 1
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 2 · TOPICS: Characteristic Time and Length, Simple Kinetic Theory · REFERENCES: Chapter 1
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 3 · TOPICS: Schrödinger Equation and Material Waves · REFERENCES: Chapter 2
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 4 · TOPICS: Solution of Schrödinger Equation, Energy Quantization · REFERENCES: Chapter 2
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  • LEC #: 5 · TOPICS: Electronic Levels in One-Dimensional Lattice Chain · REFERENCES: Chapter 3
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  • LEC #: 6 · TOPICS: Crystal Bonding and Electronic Energy Levels in Crystals · REFERENCES: Chapter 3
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  • LEC #: 7 · TOPICS: Phonon Energy Levels in Crystal and Crystal Structures · REFERENCES: Chapter 3
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 8 · TOPICS: Density of States and Statistical Distributions · REFERENCES: Chapter 3-4
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  • LEC #: 9 · TOPICS: Specific Heat and Planck’s Law · REFERENCES: Chapter 4
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  • LEC #: 10 · TOPICS: Fundamental of Statistical Thermodynamics · REFERENCES: Chapter 4
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  • LEC #: 11 · TOPICS: Energy Transfer by Waves: Plane Waves · REFERENCES: Chapter 5
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  • LEC #: 12 · TOPICS: Electromagnetic Waves: Reflection at a Single Interface · REFERENCES: Chapter 5
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  • LEC #: 13 · TOPICS: EM Wave Propagation Through Thin Films and Multilayers · REFERENCES: Chapter 5
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  • LEC #: 14 · TOPICS: Wave Phenomena and Landauer Formalism · REFERENCES: Chapters 5–6
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  • LEC #: 15 · TOPICS: Particle Description, Liouville and Boltzmann Equations · REFERENCES: Chapter 6
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  • LEC #: 16 · TOPICS: Fermi Golden Rule and Relaxation Time Approximation · REFERENCES: Chapter 6
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  • LEC #: 17 · TOPICS: Solutions to Boltzmann Equation: Diffusion Laws · REFERENCES: Chapter 6
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  • LEC #: 18 · TOPICS: Electron Transport and Thermoelectric Effects · REFERENCES: Chapter 6
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  • LEC #: 19 · TOPICS: Classical Size Effects, Parallel Direction · REFERENCES: Chapter 7
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  • LEC #: 20 · TOPICS: Classical Size Effects, Perpendicular Direction · REFERENCES: Chapter 7
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  • LEC #: 21 · TOPICS: Slip Condition, Coupled Energy Transport and Conversion · REFERENCES: Chapter 7-8
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  • LEC #: 22 · TOPICS: PN junction, Diode and Photovoltaic Cells · REFERENCES: Chapter 8
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  • LEC #: 23 · TOPICS: Liquids: Brownian Motion and Forces in Liquids · REFERENCES: Chapter 9
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  • LEC #: 24 · TOPICS: Electrical Double Layer, Size Effects in Phase Change · REFERENCES: Chapter 9
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  • LEC #: 25 · TOPICS: Statistical Foundation for Molecular Dynamics Simulation · REFERENCES: Chapter 10
    Reading assignment
  • Griffiths, D. J. “Quantum Mechanics.” In Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . Prentice Hall, 1994. ISBN: 9780131244054.
    Recommended
  • Kittel, C. “Solid-State Physics.” In Introduction to Solid State Physics . 7th ed. Wiley, 1995. ISBN: 9780471111818.
    Recommended
  • 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 ] ↗
    Recommended
  • Sze, S. M. “Electronics.” In Physics of Semiconductor Devices . 2nd ed. Wiley, 1981. ISBN: 9780471056614.
    Recommended
  • Kittel, C., and H. Kroemer. “Thermal Physics.” In Thermal Physics . 2nd ed. Freeman and Company, 1980. ISBN: 9780716710882.
    Recommended
  • Vincenti, W. G., and C. H. Kruger, Jr., “Kinetic Theory.” In Introduction to Physical Gas Dynamics . Krieger, 1975. ISBN: 9780882753096.
    Recommended

Prerequisites & course information

Subject meets with 2.57 Prereq: 2.005 , 2.051, or permission of instructor U (Fall) Not offered regularly; consult department 3-0-9 units

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