A Wigner function-based quantum ensemble Monte Carlo study of a resonant tunneling diode

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 769-773

  Shifren, L ^a   Ringhofer, C ^b   Ferry, D K ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; QUANTUM THEORY; RESONANT TUNNELING;

RESONANT TUNNELING DIODE; WIGNER FUNCTION-BASED QUANTUM ENSEMBLE MONTE CARLO; WIGNET DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION;

TUNNEL DIODES;

EID: 0037560886     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2003.809434     Document Type: Article

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