1st Edition
Nanoscale Quantum Materials Musings on the Ultra-Small World
Chapter 1. Introduction: From giants to dwarfs
Chapter 2. Down to low dimensions
Chapter 3. The quantum dot: In the abyss of no dimensions
Chapter 4. Quantum rings: Dynamic unity of polar opposites
Chapter 5. Graphene: Carbon and its nests
Chapter 6. Some remarkable episodes in the nanoscale
Chapter 7. Epilog and the road ahead.
Biography
Dr. Chakraborty is a retired professor of physics from the University of Manitoba, Canada. He was also the Canada Research Chair in Nanoscale Physics (2003 – 2017). He has published more than 200 papers in prestigious journals. He has authored several books and is a fellow of the American Physical Society.
Tapash Chakraborty’s volume—subtitled “Musings on the Ultra-Small World”—is quite different from previous textbooks dealing with quantum materials. The author’s general strategy is to explain the basic principles of various phenomena as plainly as he can without resorting to complicated equations. However, some familiarity with the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and condensed-matter physics is essential to appreciate the book in its entirety.
Nanoscale Quantum Materials is an excellent, carefully written and highly valuable textbook that should be recommended to graduate students in physics, engineering, optics and materials science who want to have a fresh look at nanoscale objects. This book will also be of interest and value to everyone curious about the foundational problems of quantum mechanics and their fascinating applications.
- Review by Christian Brosseau, Optica Fellow and professor of physics, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France
