Allgemeine Informationen
| Veranstaltungsname | Seminar: Seminar on Thermoelectric Properties of Nano- and Heterostructures |
| Veranstaltungsnummer | PHM-0106 |
| Semester | WS 2015/16 |
| Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden | 1 |
| erwartete Teilnehmendenanzahl | 15 |
| Heimat-Einrichtung | Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Physik II |
| Veranstaltungstyp | Seminar in der Kategorie Lehre |
| Erster Termin | Mittwoch, 14.10.2015 08:30 - 10:00, Ort: (T-2003) |
| Teilnehmende | Students in the course Master of Science "Physics" as well as doctoral students |
| Voraussetzungen | Good knowledge of quantum mechanics, statistical physics, and solid state physics |
| Lernorganisation |
The seminar will be supplemented by lectures given by Prof. Dr. Karol Wysokinski, Lublin, Poland, as follows: 21 October: Thermodynamic description of thermoelectric effects. Onsager relations 4 November: Boltzmann theory of transport. Thermoelectric effects 11 November: Scattering approach to ballistic transport in nanostructures 18 November: Charge, spin and heat transport in hybrid nanostructures 25 November: Two examples: a) local and non-local transport via quantum dot coupled to two normal and one superconducting electrode; b) thermoelectric heat engine and its optimal efficiency |
| Leistungsnachweis | Presentation (60 min + discussion) |
| Online/Digitale Veranstaltung | Veranstaltung wird online/digital abgehalten. |
| Modul (veraltet; neu: Modulverzeichnissuche bzw. LV-Gruppen-Zuordnung) | PHM-0106 |
| Hauptunterrichtssprache | englisch |
| Literaturhinweise |
• Herbert B. Callen, Thermodynamics (Wiley), esp. chapters 16 and 17 • Neil W. Ashcroft and N. David Mermin, Solid State Physics (Holt, Rinehart and Winston), esp. chapters 12, 13 and 16 • J. M. Ziman, Principles of the Theory of Solids (Cambridge University Press), esp. chapters 6 and 7 • J. M. Ziman, Electrons and Phonons - The Theory of Transport Phenomena in Solids (Oxford University Press), esp. chapters VII - XI • Jaroslav Fabian, Alex Matos-Abiague, Christian Ertler, Peter Stano, and Igor Zutic, Semiconductor Spintronics, acta physica slovaca 57, 565-907 (2007) • Gerrit E. W. Bauer, Eiji Saitoh, and Bart J. van Wees, Spin Caloritronics, Nature Materials 11, 391-399 (2012) • L. D. Hicks and M. S. Dresselhaus, Thermoelectric Figure of Merit of a One-Dimensional Conductor, Phys. Rev. B 47, 16631 (1993) • Georg K. H. Madsen and David J. Singh, BoltzTrap. A Code for Calculating Band-Structure Dependent Quantities, Comp. Phys. Commun. 175, 67-71 (2006) • David J. Singh, Oxide Thermoelectrics, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1044, 1044-U02-05 (2008) • Mildred S. Dresselhaus, et al., New Directions for Low-Dimensional Thermoelectric Materials, Adv. Mater. 19, 1043-1053 (2007) • Karol I. Wysokinski, Thermoelectric Transport in the Three Terminal Quantum Dot, J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24, 335303 (2012) (8 pp.) |
| ECTS-Punkte | 4 |
