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Tsubono Quantum Transport in Solids
Tsubono Quantum Transport in Solids
Tsubono Quantum Transport in Solids
constructive
destructive
Wave Particle Duality
E = hf = =ω ω = 2π f
= = h / 2π = 1.05 ×10−34 Js
Max Planck 1858-1947
h
p= = =k k = 2π / λ
λ
Louis de Broglie 1892-1987
Dispersion Relation
Relation between
• Frequency and Wavelength
• Energy and Momentum
E
For a photon:
c
f = ⇒ ω = ck ⇒ E = cp p
λ
For an electron in vacuum: E
1 2 p2 =2k 2
E = mv = ⇒ =ω = p
2 2m 2m
Quantization
Waves in a confined geometry have discrete modes
v
f1 =
2L
v
f2 = 2
2L
v
f3 = 3
2L
Quantization of circular orbits
Circular orbits have quantized
angular momentum.
nλ = 2π r
2π = n=
p= =
λ r
L = rp = n=
Bohr Model • Two equations :
L = mvr = n=
e 2 mv 2
F =k 2 =
r r
• Solve for rn and En(rn,vn)
En = − Ry / n 2
Niels Bohr 1885-1962
rn = n 2 a0
• Rydberg energy:
2 4
mk e
Ry = = 13.6 eV
2= 2
• Bohr radius :
=2
a0 = 2
= .5Å
Explains line spectra of atoms
mke
Flatland ... (1980’s)
Semiconductor Heterostructures : “Top down technology”
→ Two dimensional electron gas (2DEG)
AlxGa1-x As
∆E ~ 20 mV ~ 250°K
Ga As
2D subband z
2DEG
n=3 n=3
n=2 n=2
n=1 n=1
Energy
Gap
Energy
Gap
Accomplished by either
• Chemical doping
• Electrostatic doping (as in MOSFET)
Added electrons are mobile.
Add electrons to a semiconductor
Energy
Gap
Accomplished by either
• Chemical doping
• Electrostatic doping (as in MOSFET)
Added electrons are mobile.
Add electrons to a semiconductor
Energy
Gap
Accomplished by either
• Chemical doping
• Electrostatic doping (as in MOSFET)
Added electrons are mobile.
Added electrons form a band
E
2
p
E=
2m *
p m* = “Effective mass”
Energy
Gap
Energy
Gap
Energy
Gap
electrons
Gap
holes
Ey B
From last time: ρ xy = =
J x ne
1 h
ρ xy =
N e2