Haug H., Jauho A.-P. Quantum kinetics in transport and optics of semiconductors

Springer, 2008. — 315 p.Nanoscale miniaturization and femtosecond laser-pulse spectroscopy require a quantum mechanical description of the carrier kinetics that goes beyond the conventional Boltzmann theory. On these extremely short length and time scales the electrons behave like partially coherent waves. This monograph deals with quantum kinetics for transport in low-dimensional microstructures and for ultra-short laser pulse spectroscopy. The nonequilibrium Green function theory is described and used for the derivation of the quantum kinetic equations. Numerical methods for the solution of the retarded quantum kinetic equations are discussed and results are presented for high-field transport and for mesoscopic transport phenomena. Quantum beats, polarization decay, and non-Markovian behaviour are treated for femtosecond spectroscopy on a microscopic basis.Since the publishing of the first edition in 1996 the nonequilibrium Green function technique has been applied to a large number of new research topics, and the revised edition introduces the reader to some of these areas, such as molecular electronics, noise calculations, build-up of screening and polaron correlations, and non-Markovian relaxation, among others. Connection to recent experiments is made, and it is emphasized how the quantum kinetic theory is essential in their interpretation.Hartmut Haug obtained his Ph. D. (Dr. rer. nat. 1966) in Physics at the University of Stuttgart. From 1967 to 1969 he was a faculty member at the Department of Electrical Engeneering, University of Wisconsin in Madiason. After working as a scientific staff member at the Philips Research Laboratories in Eindhoven from 1969 to 1973, he joined the Institute of Theoretical Physics of the J.W.Goethe-University Frankfurt, where he was a full professor from 1975 to 2001 and currently is an emeritus. He has been a visiting scientist at many international research centers and universities.Antti-Pekka Jauho obtained his Ph.D in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics at Cornell University, USA, in 1982. He has been a faculty member at University of Copenhagen, Nordita (Copenhagen), and, since 1993, at Technical University of Denmark, where he has been Professor of Theoretical Nanotechnology at MIC, Department of Micro and Nanotechnology, since 2003. He is also a Distinguished Professor of the Finnish Academy since 2007, and spends half of his time at the Technical University of Helskinki, Finland.Boltzmann Equation 3-10
Numerical Solutions of the Boltzmann Equation 11-33
Equilibrium Green Function Theory 35-59
Contour-Ordered Green Functions 63-73
Basic Quantum Kinetic Equations 75-78
Boltzmann Limit 79-83
Gauge Invariance 85-92
Quantum Distribution Functions 93-98
Linear Transport 101-114
Field-Dependent Green Functions 115-156
Optical Absorption in Intense THz Fields 157-179
Transport in Mesoscopic Semiconductor Structures 181-212
Time-Dependent Phenomena 213-239
Optical Free-Carrier Interband Kinetics in Semiconductors 243-257
Interband Quantum Kinetics with LO-Phonon Scattering 259-285
Two-Pulse Spectroscopy 287-300
Coulomb Quantum Kinetics in a Dense Electron—Hole Plasma 301-316
The Buildup of Screening 317-329
Femtosecond Four-Wave Mixing with Dense Plasmas 331-339