'The author has made this book accessible to many readers interested in
learning about the fascinating world of nanotechnology by limiting the
necessary background for understanding the book ... The book takes a
very complex subject and makes very clear explanations, with many
illustrations, that will give the reader an opportunity to understand
these, oftentimes, counterintuitive concepts. Understanding these
concepts allows one to more fully appreciate the sophistication of many
of todayâ (TM)s electronic devices.'IEEE Electrical Insulation
MagazineEveryone is familiar with the amazing performance of a modern
smartphone, powered by a billion-plus nanotransistors, each having an
active region that is barely a few hundred atoms long. The same amazing
technology has also led to a deeper understanding of the nature of
current flow and heat dissipation on an atomic scale which is of broad
relevance to the general problems of non-equilibrium statistical
mechanics that pervade many different fields.This book is based on a set
of two online courses originally offered in 2012 on nanoHUB-U and more
recently in 2015 on edX. In preparing the second edition the author
decided to split it into parts A and B titled Basic Concepts and Quantum
Transport respectively, along the lines of the two courses. A list of
available video lectures corresponding to different sections of this
volume is provided upfront.To make these lectures accessible to anyone
in any branch of science or engineering, the author assume very little
background beyond linear algebra and differential equations. However,
the author will be discussing advanced concepts that should be of
interest even to specialists, who are encouraged to look at his earlier
books for additional technical details.
