Quantum correction for the Monte Carlo simulation via the effective conduction-band edge equation

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 54-60

  Tang, Ting wei ^a   Wu, Bo ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts Amherst   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; GROUND STATE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; QUANTUM THEORY; WAVE EQUATIONS;

EFFECTIVE CONDUCTION-BAND EDGE (ECBE) METHOD; QUANTUM CORRECTION;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

EID: 0345866740     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/19/1/009     Document Type: Article

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