Part 1
Fundamentals of solid state physics:
Band structure and Bloch theorem
Density of states
Effective mass
Overview of phonons
Envelope function approximation
Electron – phonon interaction: weak coupling regime
Fermi golden rule
Rabi oscillations
Importance of energy loss in opto-electronic devices
Electron – phonon interaction: strong coupling regime
Polarons in quantum dots
Energy relaxation within polaron framework
Part 2
Optical absorption in a bulk material
Direct absorption, indirect absorption, selection rules
Excitons
Optical absorption in a quantum well
Interband and intraband transitions
Type I and type II quantum wells, superlattice
Excitonic effects
Optical emission in bulk materials and quantum wells
Einstein coefficients
Luminescence
Different kinds of experience: electroluminescence, photoluminescence, excitation spectroscopy, time-resolved photoluminescence
Effect of an external electric field on heterostructure electronic states and optical properties
Effect of an external magnetic field on heterostructure electronic states and optical properties
Examples of problem class:
Density of states and energy states calculation in various kind of heterostructures
Determination of electrons lifetime in presence of phonons
Calculation of absorption coefficient in a bulk material
Optical absorption in a quantum well
Landau levels and magnetoabsorption
Part 1
Fundamentals of solid state physics:
Band structure and Bloch theorem
Density of states
Effective mass
Overview of phonons
Envelope function approximation
Electron – phonon interaction: weak coupling regime
Fermi golden rule
Rabi oscillations
Importance of energy loss in opto-electronic devices
Electron – phonon interaction: strong coupling regime
Polarons in quantum dots
Energy relaxation within polaron framework
Part 2
Optical absorption in a bulk material
Direct absorption, indirect absorption, selection rules
Excitons
Optical absorption in a quantum well
Interband and intraband transitions
Type I and type II quantum wells, superlattice
Excitonic effects
Optical emission in bulk materials and quantum wells
Einstein coefficients
Luminescence
Different kinds of experience: electroluminescence, photoluminescence, excitation spectroscopy, time-resolved photoluminescence
Effect of an external electric field on heterostructure electronic states and optical properties
Effect of an external magnetic field on heterostructure electronic states and optical properties
Examples of problem class:
Density of states and energy states calculation in various kind of heterostructures
Determination of electrons lifetime in presence of phonons
Calculation of absorption coefficient in a bulk material
Optical absorption in a quantum well
Landau levels and magnetoabsorption