{"id":1494,"date":"2022-04-19T02:20:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T00:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultrafastnano.eu\/?p=1494"},"modified":"2024-06-18T08:58:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T06:58:44","slug":"kwant-nextnano-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultrafastnano.eu\/index.php\/2022\/04\/19\/kwant-nextnano-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"kwant\/nextnano Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">when<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, 2022-May-06, 9:00-17:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">where<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gategarching.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gate Garchinger Technologie- und Gr\u00fcnderzentrum<\/a><br>Meeting room A<br>Lichtenbergstr. 8<br>85748 Garching b. M\u00fcnchen<br>Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For travel information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/ultrafastnano.eu\/index.php\/meetings\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1388\">UltraFastNano Meeting<\/a> web site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Participation is free of charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">For registration and further questions, please send an email to<\/mark><\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:stefan.birner@nextnano.com?Subject=Registration for kwant\/nextnano workshop\">stefan.birner@nextnano.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please bring your laptop with you for the hands-on workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Agenda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>9-12 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kwant-project.org\" target=\"_blank\">kwant software<\/a> workshop with Xavier Waintal, Christoph Groth, Thomas Kloss &amp; Christoph Kastl<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>9:00 Introduction to numerical quantum transport (Xavier Waintal, CEA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10:00 Kwant for teaching: Illustrating quantum transport in topological materials, e.g. Spin Hall Effect (Christoph Kastl, Walter Schottky Institute)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coffee break<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10:30 Introduction to Kwant through practical examples (Christoph Groth, CEA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11:30 Introduction to time-dependent TKwant (Thomas Kloss, Institute N\u00e9el\/CEA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>12:15-13 Lunch at gate kitchen (meal, salad + dessert)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13-17 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextnano.com\" target=\"_blank\">nextnano software<\/a> workshop with Stefan Birner and nextnano Team members<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stefan Birner: Talk \u00ab\u00a0Introduction: Equations and examples\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stefan Birner: Software demo with examples<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heorhii Yehiazarian: Introduction into nextnanopy with some examples<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hands-on workshop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">kwant software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Quantum transport simulations made easy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kwant-project.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kwant <\/a>is a free (open source), powerful, and easy to use Python package for numerical calculations on tight-binding models with a strong focus on quantum transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">nextnano software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextnano.com\" target=\"_blank\">n<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextnano.com\" target=\"_blank\">e<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextnano.com\" target=\"_blank\">x<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextnano.com\" target=\"_blank\">t<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextnano.com\" target=\"_blank\">nano<\/a> is a software for the simulation of electronic and optoelectronic semiconductor nanodevices<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It calculates the quantum mechanical properties of nanostructures consisting of an arbitrary combination of geometries and materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications include nanotransistors, LEDs, laser diodes, quantum dots, nanowires, quantum cascade lasers, HEMTs, photodetectors and solar cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preparation for the workshop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">kwant (Python package)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It makes sense to install the <a href=\"https:\/\/kwant-project.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kwant<\/a> package before the workshop starts.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/kwant-project.org\/install\">https:\/\/kwant-project.org\/install<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">nextnanopy (Python package)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It makes sense to install the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/nextnanopy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nextnanopy<\/a> Python package before the workshop starts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download nextnanopy example: <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/nextnanopy\/nextnanopy\/tree\/master\/docs\">https:\/\/github.com\/nextnanopy\/nextnanopy\/tree\/master\/docs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">nextnano software<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can download the latest version of nextnano from <a href=\"https:\/\/wwww.nextnano.com\">https:\/\/wwww.nextnano.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We recommend installing the free software gnuplot for the workshop for post-processing of plots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>when Friday, 2022-May-06, 9:00-17:00 where gate Garchinger Technologie- und Gr\u00fcnderzentrumMeeting room ALichtenbergstr. 885748 Garching b. M\u00fcnchenGermany For travel information, see UltraFastNano Meeting web site. Registration Participation is free of charge. For registration and further questions, please send an email to stefan.birner@nextnano.com. 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