本書通過大量的實例和圖表，透徹地講解了材料的電子輸運理論及其潛在應用，重點描述了納米結構在外加偏壓下的電流行為，內容涉及到許多現代非平衡態量子統計力學中的高等概念。本書第1章簡述量子輸運的基本概念，第2章到第7章講到氫原子、能帶論和有效質量方程等，第8章到**1章講述自洽計算電流-電壓特性等物理性質的方法，重點強調非平衡態格林函數方法。*後一章以實際例子總結量子輸運方程，闡明隨著體繫的增大，繫統從原**道輸運區過渡到歐姆輸運區。本書的寬度和深度適當，對從事現代交叉學科——納米電子學研究的電子工程師、物理學家和化學家來講是一本難得的好書。閱讀本書僅需要基本的量子力學和偏微分方程知識。

Preface
Acknowledgements
List of symbols
*1 Prologue: an atomistic view of electrical resistance
　1.1 Energy level diagram
　1.2 What makes electrons flow?
　1.3 The quantum of conductance
　1.4 Potential profile
　1.5 Coulomb blockade
　1.6 Towards Ohm's law
　Exercises
*2 Schrodinger equation
2.1 Hydrogen atom
2.2 Method of finite differences
2.3 Examples　Exercises
*3 Self-consistent field
3.1 The self-consistent field (SCF) procedure
3.2 Relation to the multi-electron picture
3.3 Bonding
3.4 Supplementary notes: multi-electron picture
　Exercises
4 Basis functions
*4.1 Basis functions as a computational tool
*4.2 Basis functions as a conceptual tool
4.3 Equilibrium density matrix
4.4 Supplementary notes
　Exercises
5 Bandstructure
*5.1 Toy examples
*5.2 General result
*5.3 Common semiconductor
5.4 Effect of spin-orbit coupling
5.5 Supplementary notes: the Dirac equation　Exercises
6 Subbands
*6.1 Quantum wells, wires, dets, and "nanotubes"
*6.2 Density of states
*6.3 Minimum resistance of a wire
6.4 Velocity of a (sub)band electron
　Exercises
7 Capacitance
*7.1 Model Hamiltonian
7.2 Electron density/density matrix
*7.3 Quantum vs. electrostatic capacitance
7.4 Supplementary notes: multi-band effective mass Hamiltonian
　Exercises
8 Level broadening
8.1 Open systems
8.2 Local density of states
8.3 Lifetime
8.4 What constitutes a contact (reservoir)?
Exercises
9 Coherent transport
*9.1 Overview
9.2 Density matrix
9.3 Inflow/outflow
*9.4 Transmission
*9.5 Examples
Exercises
10 Non-coherent transport
10.1 Why does an atom emit light?
10.2 Examples
10.3 Inflow and outflow
10.4 Supplementary notes: phonons
Exercises
11 Atom to transistor
11.1 Quantum transport equations
*11.2 Physics of Ohm's law
*11.3 Where is the heat dissipated?
*11.4 Where is the voltage drop?
Exercises
12 Epilogue
Appendix: advanced formalism
A.1 Correlation functions
A.2 Non-equilibrium density matrix
A.3 Inflow and outflow
A.4 Inelastic flow
A.5 Coulomb blockade/Kondo resonance
MATLAB codes used to generate text figures
Further reading
References
Index