Real-Time Quantum Dynamics of Electron–Phonon Systems

Valerio Rizzi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XVIII, 175 Seiten

2018 | 1st ed. 2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-96279-5 (ISBN)

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This book develops a methodology for the real-time coupled quantum dynamics of electrons and phonons in nanostructures, both isolated structures and those open to an environment. It then applies this technique to both fundamental and practical problems that are relevant, in particular, to nanodevice physics, laser-matter interaction, and radiation damage in living tissue.

The interaction between electrons and atomic vibrations (phonons) is an example of how a process at the heart of quantum dynamics can impact our everyday lives. This is e.g. how electrical current generates heat, making your toaster work. It is also a key process behind many crucial problems down to the atomic and molecular scale, such as the functionality of nanoscale electronic devices, the relaxation of photo-excited systems, the energetics of systems under irradiation, and thermoelectric effects. Electron-phonon interactions represent a difficult many-body problem. Fairly standard techniques are available for tackling cases in which one of the two subsystems can be treated as a steady-state bath for the other, but determining the simultaneous coupled dynamics of the two poses a real challenge. This book tackles precisely this problem.

Physical Motivation.- Effective Temperature Methods.- Atomistic Methods.- The ECEID Method.- ECEID Validation.- Thermalization with ECEID.- Inelastic Electron Injection in Water.- A New Development: ECEID xp.

Erscheinungsdatum	15.08.2018
Reihe/Serie	Springer Theses
Zusatzinfo	XVIII, 175 p. 70 illus., 28 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	461 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Plasmaphysik
Schlagworte	DNA Radiation Damage • Electron Dynamics in Water • Electron-phonon interaction • Nanowire Thermalization • Non Adiabatic Dynamics • Real-Time Quantum Dynamics • Tight Binding
ISBN-10	3-319-96279-5 / 3319962795
ISBN-13	978-3-319-96279-5 / 9783319962795
Zustand	Neuware