Quantum Kinetics in Transport and Optics of Semiconductors (Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences) (Springer Series in...

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• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 362 pages
• Published by: Springer
• Edition: 2nd Edition December 12, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 3540735615
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-3540735618
• Book Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 1.5 pounds

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Nanoscale miniaturization and femtosecond laser-pulse spectroscopy require a quantum mechanical description of the carrier kinetics that goes beyond the conventional Boltzmann theory. On these extremely short length and time scales the electrons behave like partially coherent waves. This monograph deals with quantum kinetics for transport in low-dimensional microstructures and for ultra-short laser pulse spectroscopy. The nonequilibrium Green function theory is described and used for the derivation of the quantum kinetic equations. Numerical methods for the solution of the retarded quantum kinetic equations are discussed and results are presented for high-field transport and for mesoscopic transport phenomena. Quantum beats, polarization decay, and non-Markovian behaviour are treated for femtosecond spectroscopy on a microscopic basis.

Since the publishing of the first edition in 1996 the nonequilibrium Green function technique has been applied to a large number of new research topics, and the revised edition introduces the reader to some of these areas, such as molecular electronics, noise calculations, build-up of screening and polaron correlations, and non-Markovian relaxation, among others. Connection to recent experiments is made, and it is emphasized how the quantum kinetic theory is essential in their interpretation.

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Quantum Kinetics in Transport and Optics of Semiconductors Nanoscale miniaturization and femtosecond laser pulse spectroscopy require a quantum mechanical descsription of the carrier kinetics that goes beyond the conventional semiclassical Boltzmann theory. On these extremely short length and time scales the electrons behave like partially coherent waves. This monograph deals with the quantum kinetics for transport in low-dimensional microstructures and for ultra- short laser pulse spectroscopy. The nonequilibrium Green function theory is described and used for the derivation of the quantum kinetic equations. Numerical methods for the solution of the retarded quantum kinetic equations are discussed and results are presented for quantum high-field transport and for mesoscopic transport phenomena. Quantum beats, polarization decay, and non-Markovian behaviour are treated for femtosecond spectroscopy on a microscopic basis. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.