Dissipation and quantum transport simulations in nanoscale devices

Superlattices and Microstructures

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 531-534

  Grubin, H L ^a   Ferry, D K ^b   Akis, R ^b  

^a Scientific Research Associates Inc   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissipation; Liouville operator; Quantum transport

Indexed keywords

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUMERICAL METHODS; QUANTUM THEORY; SIMULATION;

LIOUVILLE OPERATOR; QUANTUM TRANSPORT;

QUANTUM ELECTRONICS;

EID: 0030400310     PISSN: 07496036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/spmi.1996.0111     Document Type: Article

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