Advances in Quantum Transport in Low Dimensional Systems

Abstract

PrefaceThe conference titled, “Advances in Quantum Transport in Low Dimensional Systems (AQT2017)” was held at University College London, during September 4-5, 2017. The conference was organised by the Institute of Physics (IOP) Nanoscale Physics and Technology Group, and was sponsored by the Oxford Instruments (primary sponsor), National Instruments, Nanomagnetics Instruments, Zurich Instruments, University College London, Specs, IOP Nanoscale Physics and Technology Group and IOP Quantum Electronics and Photonics Group.The idea of organising a conference dedicated to advances in the transport in low dimensional systems came from the fact that advances in fabrication of solid state systems have reached the limit in which quantum effects cannot be ignored anymore. This has opened new perspectives for the development of new fundamental physics and products for commercial applications. Due to the rapid development of quantum technologies active collaboration between theory, experiment and industry is essential to meet the future demands. In solid state quantum technologies, there are a number of challenges, at the level of both theory and experiments, which need to be discussed openly in a platform shared by theorists, experimentalists and industry people.