Effects of a time-dependent transverse electric field on the quantum transport in narrow channels

Solid State Communications

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-123

  Chu, C S ^a   Tang, C S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

A. nanostructures; A. semiconductors; D. electronic transport; D. radiation effects

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRON ABSORPTION; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

NARROW CHANNELS; QUANTUM TRANSPORT;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 0029778466     PISSN: 00381098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-1098(95)00597-8     Document Type: Article

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