Referenzen zu den vorgeschlagenen Referatthemen / References for projects

Here are listed references that can be used by the participants for preparation of their projects.

• DFT (Density Functional Theory) for calculation of properties of atoms, molecules, and nanosystems. (Revs. Mod. Phys.,71, No.5, 1253 (1999)).
• Density functional Theory: An Introduction (Am. J. Phys., 68, 69, (2000))
  
• Modeling a solid. A review article by W. Kohn on the use of computational methods developed within physics to predict and understand the properties of solid. A project might focus on one or two items discussed in the article. (Revs. Mod. Phys., 71, No.2, S59 (1999)).
• Von der Quantenmechanik zum Materialdesign (V. Eyert und U. Eckern, Physik in unserer Zeit, 31 (6), 276, (2000))
• Nice things about mean fields: Mean field potentials for the classroom (L. Cheng, E. Goldstein and P. B. Siegel, Am . J. Phys., 68, 848, (2000))
  
• Electronic structure of quantum dots. Review article by S. Reimann and M. Manninen about the electronic structure of quantum dots. Project should be more focused. (Rev. Mod. Phys. 74, 1283 (2002)).
• Auf Tuchfühlung mit Elektronen (G. Salis und K. Ensslin, Physik in unserer Zeit, 31 (2), 73, (2000))
• A new approach to bound states in potential wells (J.-F. Bloch and V. Ignatovich, Am. J. Phys., 69, 1177, (2001))
• Halbleiter-Quantenpunkte:
• Halbleiter-Quantenpunkte (Physik Journal, 6/167 (1990)), Quantenpunkte en masse (Physik Journal, 11/18, (1999))
• Selbstordnende Quantenpunkte: Vom Festkörper zum Atom (Physik Journal 6/517 (1997))
• Photonen auf Bestellung (Physik Journal, 9/55 (2001))
  

• Nanokristalle - Herstellung und Anwendung:
• Semiconductor Clusters, Nanocrystals, and Quantum Dots (A. P. Alivisatos, Science, 271, 933, (1996)); Perspectives on the Physical Chemistry of Semiconductor Nanocrystals (A. P. Alivisatos, J. Phys. Chem., 1996, 100, 13226)
  
• Laserlicht aus Nanokristallen (Physik in unserer Zeit, 33, 206 (2002)); Optical Gain and Stimulated Emission in Nanocrystal Quantum Dots (Science, 290, 314, (2000)); Quantenpunktlaser (Spektrum der Wissenschaft, Nov. 1996, p. 64)
• Synthese und Charakterisierung von InAs/InP- und InAs/CdSe-Kern/Schalen-Nanokristalle (Y.-W. Chao und U. Banin, Angew. Chem., 1999, 111, Nr. 24, p. 3913)
• Biological applications of colloidal nanocrystals (W. Parak et al., Nanotechnology, 14, R15, (2003)); Semiconductor Nanocrystals as Fluorescent Biological Labels (M. Bruchez jr. et al., Science, 281, 2013, (1998)), Water-Soluble Quantum Dots for Multiphoton Fluorescence Imaging in Vivo (D. Larson et al., Science, 300, 1434, (2003)), Remote electronic control of DNA hybridization through inductive coupling to an attached metal nanocrystal antenna (K. Hamad-Schifferli et al., Nature, 415, 152 (2002)); Halbleiter bringen Licht in Zellstrukturen (Physik Journal, 12/1095 (1998))
• Electrochromic Nanocrystal Quantum Dots (C. Wang, M. Shim, and P. Guyot-Sionnest, Science, 291, 2390, (2000))
  
• Quantenmechanik:
• Symmetrien verlängern das Leben von Schrödingers Kätzchen (D. Braun, Physik in unserer Zeit, 31 (6), 246, (2000))
• The Joy of Entanglement (S. Popescu and D. Rohrlich, in "Introduction to Quantum Computation and Information", World Scientific, Singapore, 1998, p. 29); Entangled photons, nonlocality, and Bell inequalities in the undergraduate laboratory (D. Dehlinger and M. W. Mitchell, Am. J. Phys. 70, 903 (2002))
  
• Auf dem Weg zum universellen Quantencomputer (D. Jaksch, T. Calarco und P. Zoller, Physik in unserer Zeit, 31 (6), 260, (2000))
• Quantenalgorithmen können Unmögliches (G. Uhrig und F. von Oppen, Physik in unserer Zeit, 31 (6), 252, (2000))
• Quantenexperimente zwischen Photon und Fullerenen (A. Zeilinger, Physik in unserer Zeit, 31 (5), 199, (2000)), Interferometrie von C70-Molekülen (Physik in unserer Zeit, 33 (3), 103, (2002)); Quantum interference experiments with large molecules (O. Nairz, M. Arndt, and A. Zeilinger, Am. J. Phys. 71, 319, (2003))
• Spin:
• Magnetismus in  Nanodrähten (Physik in unserer Zeit, 33 (3), 104, (2002); K. Kern et al., Nature 2002, 416, 301; www.mpg.de/pri02/pri0218.htm) 
• Spindependent Tunneling in Self-Assembled Cobalt-Nanocrystal Superlattices (C.T. Black et al., Science, 290, 1131, (2000))
  
• Vielteilcheneffekte:
• Thomson-Atome (T. Vorrath und R. Blümel, Physik in unserer Zeit, 31 (3), 115, (2000))
• Energy spectrum of a confined two-dimensional particle in an external magnetic field (R. Rosas et al., Am. J. Phys., (68, 2000))
• Computerprojekt: Two-particle Schrödinger equation animations of wave packet-wave packet scattering (J. J. V. Maestri et al., Am. J. Phys., 68, 1113 (2000))
  
• Rastertunnelmikroskopie:
• Hochauflösende Rastertunnelmikroskopie unterscheidet Atome (P. Varga, M. Schmid und J. Redinger, Physik in unserer Zeit, 31 (5), 215, (2000))
• Nanomagnetische Domänen mit dem Rastertunnelmikroskop (M. Getzlaff, M. Bode und R. Wiesendanger, Physik in unserer Zeit, 31 (3), 110, (2000))
• Bauen mit einzelnen Atomen (G. Meyer und K.-H. Rieder, Physik in unserer Zeit, 31 (1), 8, (2000))
• Transport durch künstliche Moleküle:
• Tunneling and Optical Spectroscopy of Semiconductor Nanocrystals (U. Banin and O. Millo, Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem., 54, 465, 2003)
• Nanomechanical oscillations in a single-C60 transistor (H. Park et al., Nature, 407, 57, (2000))
• A single-electron transistor made from a cadmium selenide nanocrystal (D. Klein et al., Nature, 389, 699, (1997))
• Von künstlicen Atomen zu Molekülen (Physik Journal 12/1115 (1998))
• Die kleinsten elektrischen Schalter - Cluster aus 55 Goldatomen (Spektrum der Wissenschaft, April 1994))
  
• Künstliche Kristalle:
• Shape control of CdSe nanocrystals (X. Peng et al., Nature, 404, 59, (2000)),
• Selection of peptides with semiconductor binding specificity for directed nanocrystal assembly (S. R. Whaley et al., Nature, 405, 665, (2000))
• Kohlenstoff-Nanoröhrchen:
• Molekulare Elektronik mit Nanoröhren (Spektrum der Wissenschaft, April 2002)
  

Open articles in Scientific American

The following list contains links to articles in Scientific American. They are for general interest and could also be used in a project.

• Spintronics. Microelectronic devices that function by using the spin of the electron are a nascent multibillion-dollar industry--and may lead to quantum microchips
• Lightning Rods for Nanoelectronics. Electrostatic discharges threaten to halt further shrinking and acceleration of electronic devices in the future
• The Electronic Paper Chase.
• Little Big Science.

News from AIP and APS

The American Institute of Physics (AIP) and The American Physical Society (APS) publish news about new exciting results in several areas of physics. Here we have collected some that are relevant to our topic. Often the news cite articles in research journals published by these organizations.

• Color-Filtered STM.
• How to Grab an Atom.
• Bucky Diamonds In The Rough.
• Go-go Atoms Give Heat the Shake.
• Manipulating Nanoparticles.
• Self-Assembly of Bacterial Flagella.
• The Simplest Pump.
• Water Structure Down Flat.
• Nobel Focus: Chemistry by Computer.
• Atom Lasers: The Next Generation.
• Carbon Nanotube Transistor.
• Circuits of Light.
• Nanobalance.
• A Good Look at Nanocrystals.
• Low Temperature, High Visibility.
• Atoms Caught Moving Fast.
• AFM Array Data Storage.
• Guiding Surface Waves.
• Electrons Crystallize and Melt.
• Nanotubes in the Fast Lane.
• Fractal Carbon Nanopore Network.
• The Most Spherical Thing.
• Molecular Conductivity Takes Shape.
• Left-Handed Materials Debate Heats Up.
• Photons Crowd Each Other Out.
• Electrons Come to Order.
• The Perfect Rake.
• Quantum dots count microwave photons.