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MAT_SCI 455: Physics of Nanostructures

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With the development of advanced fabrication techniques materials and structures that exhibit reduced dimensionality can be synthesized. It is now possible to observe and control quantum size effects in a variety of materials. Examples include semiconductor quantum wells, quantum dots and heterojunctions. Topics to be covered in this course include electrical , optical and magnetic properties of reduced-dimensional materials and nanostructures.

Textbook: Quantum Heterostructures, V.V. Mitkin, V.A. Kochelap, and M. Stroscio. Cambridge University Press, 1999. ISBN-10: 0521636353 ISBN-13: 978-0521636353