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Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction for Device Physicists and Electrical Engineers, Third Edition provides a complete course in quantum mechanics for students of semiconductor device physics and electrical engineering. It provides the necessary background to quantum theory for those starting work on micro- and nanoelectronic structures and is particularly useful for those beginning work with modern semiconductors devices, lasers, and qubits.

This book was developed from a course the author has taught for many years with a style and order of presentation of material specifically designed for this audience. It introduces the main concepts of quantum mechanics which are important in everyday solid-state physics and electronics. Each topic includes examples which have been carefully chosen to draw upon relevant experimental research. It also includes problems with solutions to test understanding of theory.

Full updated throughout, the third edition contains the latest developments, experiments, and device concepts, in addition to three fully revised chapters on operators and expectations and spin angular momentum, it contains completely new material on superconducting devices and approaches to quantum computing.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface to the first edition.........................................................................................vii

Preface to the second edition.....................................................................................ix

Preface to the third edition.........................................................................................xi

Author Biography....................................................................................................xiii

Chapter 1 Waves and Particles...............................................................................1

Chapter 2 The Schrodinger Equation...................................................................29

Chapter 3 Tunneling.............................................................................................69

Chapter 4 Periodic Potentials.............................................................................111

Chapter 5 The Harmonic Oscillator...................................................................129

Chapter 6 Operators and Bases..........................................................................155

Chapter 7 Stationary Perturbation Theory.........................................................179

Chapter 8 Time- Dependent Perturbation Theory...............................................199

Chapter 9 Motion in Centrally Symmetric Potential.........................................215

Chapter 10 Spin Angular Momentum..................................................................243

Chapter 11 An Introduction to Quantum Computing..........................................267

Solutions to Selected Problems ........................................................................... 295

Index ...................................................................................................................... 311