Course Catalog
| PHYS 492 Modern Topics in Condensed Matter Physics | 3 Credits | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nanostructure materials, quasi two dimensional systems and superlattices, quantum wires, quantum dots. Mesoscopic electron systems, coherent quantum transport, localization, universal conductance fluctuations, Bohm-Aharonov Effect. Single electron phenomena. Quantum Hall effects. Magnetism at nanoscale, spin transport. Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and related techniques. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Prerequisite: PHYS 302 - Undergraduate - Min Grade D | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ECTS Credit: 6 ECTS (6 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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