Quantum Kinetics in Transport and Optics of Semiconductors

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 d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Haug, Hartmut, Jauho, Antti-Pekka (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2008, 2008
Edition:2nd ed. 2008
Series:Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • to Kinetics and Many-Body Theory
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Numerical Solutions of the Boltzmann Equation
  • Equilibrium Green Function Theory
  • Nonequilibrium Many-Body Theory
  • Contour-Ordered Green Functions
  • Basic Quantum Kinetic Equations
  • Boltzmann Limit
  • Gauge Invariance
  • Quantum Distribution Functions
  • Quantum Transport in Semiconductors
  • Linear Transport
  • Field-Dependent Green Functions
  • Optical Absorption in Intense THz Fields
  • Transport in Mesoscopic Semiconductor Structures
  • Time-Dependent Phenomena
  • Theory of Ultrafast Kinetics in Laser-Excited Semiconductors
  • Optical Free-Carrier Interband Kinetics in Semiconductors
  • Interband Quantum Kinetics with LO-Phonon Scattering
  • Two-Pulse Spectroscopy
  • Coulomb Quantum Kinetics in a Dense Electron—Hole Plasma
  • The Buildup of Screening
  • Femtosecond Four-Wave Mixing with Dense Plasmas