Nano to Macro Transport Processes Training

Intro to Nanotechnology and Nanoscale Transport Phenomena

Characteristic Time and Length, Simple Kinetic Theory

Schrödinger Equation and Material Waves

Solution of Schrödinger Equation, Energy Quantization

Electronic Levels in One-Dimensional Lattice Chain

Crystal Bonding and Electronic Energy Levels in Crystals

Phonon Energy Levels in Crystal and Crystal Structures

Density of States and Statistical Distributions

Specific Heat and Planck’s Law

Fundamental of Statistical Thermodynamics

Energy Transfer by Waves: Plane Waves

Electromagnetic Waves: Reflection at a Single Interface

EM Wave Propagation Through Thin Films and Multilayers

Wave Phenomena and Landauer Formalism

Particle Description, Liouville and Boltzmann Equations

Fermi Golden Rule and Relaxation Time Approximation

Solutions to Boltzmann Equation: Diffusion Laws

Electron Transport and Thermoelectric Effects

Classical Size Effects, Parallel Direction

Classical Size Effects, Perpendicular Direction

Slip Condition, Coupled Energy Transport and Conversion

PN junction, Diode and Photovoltaic Cells

Liquids: Brownian Motion and Forces in Liquids

Electrical Double Layer, Size Effects in Phase Change

Statistical Foundation for Molecular Dynamics Simulation