Wigner Envelope Functions for Electron Transport in Semiconductor Devices

Transport Theory and Statistical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 253-277

  Barletti, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Envelope functions; Quantum transport; Wigner functions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142087016     PISSN: 00411450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/TT-120024764     Document Type: Conference Paper

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