Wigner-function formulation for quantum transport in semiconductors: Theory and Monte Carlo approach

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 55, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 67-78

  Jacoboni, Carlo ^a   Bertoni, Andrea ^a   Bordone, Paolo ^a   Brunetti, Rossella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo theory; Semiconductors; Wigner function

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FUNCTIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; QUANTUM THEORY;

MONTE CARLO ALGORITHMS; WIGNER FUNCTIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH;

EID: 0034916531     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4754(00)00247-0     Document Type: Article

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