Modeling a nanowire superlattice using the finite difference method in cylindrical polar coordinates

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-159

  Galeriu, C ^a   Lew Yan Voon, L C ^a,b   Melnik, R ^b   Willatzen, M ^b  

^a Life Science and Bioengineering Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cylindrical polar coordinates; Finite difference method; Periodic boundary conditions; Semiconductor nanostructures

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ENERGY GAP; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

CYLINDRICAL POLAR COORDINATES (CPC); NANOWIRE SUPERLATTICE (NWSL); PERIODIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSTRUCTURES;

SUPERLATTICES;

EID: 0742289213     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4655(03)00493-4     Document Type: Article

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