Table of Contents

1. Nanoworld and quantum physics; 2. Wave-particle duality and its manifestation in radiation and particle's behavior; 3. Layered nanostructures as the simplest systems to study electron behavior in one-dimensional potential; 4. Additional examples of quantized motion; 5. Approximate methods of finding quantum states; 6. Quantum states in atoms and molecules; 7. Quantization in nanostructures; 8. Nanostructures and their applications; Appendices; Index.

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Textbook introducing engineers to quantum mechanics and nanostructures, covering the fundamentals and applications to nanoscale materials and nanodevices.

About the Author

Vladimir V. Mitin is SUNY Distinguished Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Adjunct Professor of Physics at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. He is the author of eight textbooks and monographs and more than 490 professional publications and presentations. Dmitry I. Sementsov is Professor of Physics at Ulyanovsk State University, Russia. He is the author of more than 420 papers in peer-reviewed journals. Nizami Z. Vagidov is Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. He is the author of about 90 professional publications in the fields of solid-state electronics, nanoelectronics, and nanotechnology.