Those who want to take the exam on the theory part of this course have to carry out one of the projects that are listed and described below. These projects are meant to be done individually or in collaboration with another student. You can choose the project that you want, no matter that it has been chosen by another student. In the theory exam you will have to explain briefly the outcome of the project and you will only get questions closely related to your project.
List of theory projects:
- "Basic tunneling models: Simmons model vs. resonant tunneling model" [description Theory Project 1] (pdf)
- "Transport properties of 2D metallic point contacts: the saddle point model" [description Theory Project 2] (pdf)
- "Calculation of the transmission through an arbitrary potential barrier using the scattering matrix formalism" [description Theory Project 3] (pdf)
- "The electronic structure of elementary metals" [description Theory Project 4] (pdf)
- "Electronic transport through a 1D system: atomic chains and crossover from ballistic transport to localization" [description Theory Project 5] (pdf)
- "Length and energy dependence of the transmission in molecular wires" [description Theory Project 6] (pdf)
- "Conductance and thermopower of molecular junctions comprising simple organic molecules" [description Theory Project 7] (pdf)
- "Coulomb blockade in molecular transistors: Constant interaction model" [description Theory Project 8] (pdf)
- "Coulomb blockade in molecular transistors: The Anderson model" [description Theory Project 9] (pdf)
- "Kondo physics and the Anderson model" [description Theory Project 10] (pdf)
- "Vibrationally induced inelastic current in molecular junctions: weak electron-phonon coupling regime" [description Theory Project 11] (pdf)
- "Vibrationally induced inelastic current in molecular junctions: strong electron-phonon coupling regime" [description Theory Project 12] (pdf)
- "Shot noise in atomic and molecular conductors" [description Theory Project 13] (pdf)