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Real-Time Quantum Dynamics of Electron–Phonon Systems

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Authors:
  1. Valerio Rizzi

    1. Institute of Computational Sciences, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland

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  • Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the Queen’s University Belfast, UK
  • Develops a new methodology to tackle the coupled quantum dynamics of electrons and phonons in nanostructures
  • Applies the approach to fundamental and practical problems encountered in nanodevices, laser-matter interations and beyond

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

    • Valerio Rizzi
    Pages 1-7

  3. Physical Motivation

    • Valerio Rizzi
    Pages 9-22

  4. Simulating Electrons and Phonons: Effective Temperature Methods

    • Valerio Rizzi
    Pages 23-37

  5. Simulating Electrons and Phonons: Atomistic Methods

    • Valerio Rizzi
    Pages 39-56

  6. The ECEID Method

    • Valerio Rizzi
    Pages 57-70

  7. ECEID Validation

    • Valerio Rizzi
    Pages 71-92

  8. Thermalization with ECEID

    • Valerio Rizzi
    Pages 93-103

  9. Inelastic Electron Injection in Water

    • Valerio Rizzi
    Pages 105-131

  10. A New Development: ECEID xp

    • Valerio Rizzi
    Pages 133-147

  11. Conclusions and Perspectives

    • Valerio Rizzi
    Pages 149-152

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 153-175
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This book develops a methodology for the real-time coupled quantum dynamics of electrons and phonons in nanostructures, both isolated structures and those open to an environment. It then applies this technique to both fundamental and practical problems that are relevant, in particular, to nanodevice physics, laser–matter interaction, and radiation damage in living tissue.

The interaction between electrons and atomic vibrations (phonons) is an example of how a process at the heart of quantum dynamics can impact our everyday lives. This is e.g. how electrical current generates heat, making your toaster work. It is also a key process behind many crucial problems down to the atomic and molecular scale, such as the functionality of nanoscale electronic devices, the relaxation of photo-excited systems, the energetics of systems under irradiation, and thermoelectric effects. Electron–phonon interactions represent a difficult many-body problem. Fairly standard techniques are available for tackling cases in which one of the two subsystems can be treated as a steady-state bath for the other, but determining the simultaneous coupled dynamics of the two poses a real challenge. This book tackles precisely this problem.

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  • Institute of Computational Sciences, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland

    Valerio Rizzi

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