The realization of scattering matrix approach to transport modeling through spherical harmonics

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 493-501

  Han, Zhiyi ^a   Goldsman, Neil ^a   Stettler, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FUNCTIONS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

ELECTRON ENERGY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; SCATTERING MATRIX METHODS; SPHERICAL HARMONICS;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS;

EID: 0033099833     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-1101(98)00282-2     Document Type: Article

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