Theoretical foundations of nanoscale quantum devices/ Malin Premaratne and Govind P. Agrawal

Includes bibliography and index

Introduction -- Quantum-Mechanical Framework -- Linear Response Theory -- Dissipation and Decoherence -- Quantum Current Flow -- Quantum Tunneling -- Quantum Noise

This book provides a comprehensive theoretical framework for understanding and modeling nanodevices operating in the quantum regime. It is designed for graduate students and researchers in physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, and materials science. The authors emphasize the development of approximate quantum models for real nanodevices, introducing the necessary mathematical tools and concepts with detailed derivations and worked examples. Advanced applications are gradually introduced, along with analytical approximations and simplifying assumptions to make complex problems tractable while remaining representative of observed phenomena.