Quantum Transport in Nanostructures and Molecules: An introduction to molecular electronics (IOP ebooks) - Hardcover

Lambert, Professor Colin John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750336374 ISBN 13: 9780750336376

Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

This reference text presents a conceptual framework for understanding room-temperature electron and phonon transport through molecules and other quantum objects. The flow of electricity through molecules is explained at the boundary of physics and chemistry, providing a pedagogical account of quantum transport and thermoelectricity in molecular-scale and nanoscale structures.

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About the Author

Professor Colin J Lambert is a research professor in the Department of Physics at Lancaster University, and a world leader in the field of single-molecule electronics. He has been a professor at Lancaster since 1990 and was awarded a research professorship in 2010. He is also a visiting professor in the Materials Department at the University of Oxford, and an elected member of Academia Europaea.

Edition details

• Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• ISBN 10: 0750336374
• ISBN 13: 9780750336376
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 446