A review on the quantum drift diffusion model

Transport Theory and Statistical Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 4-6, 2002, Pages 367-395

  Pinnau, René ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analysis; Convergence; Fourth order PDE; Generalized Gummel iteration; Numerics; Positivity; Quantum drift diffusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036436042     PISSN: 00411450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/TT-120015506     Document Type: Conference Paper

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