Open-boundary Ehrenfest molecular dynamics: Towards a model of current induced heating in nanowires

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Horsfield, Andrew P ^a   Bowler, D R ^a   Fisher, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EHRENFEST APPROXIMATION; NANOWIRES;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COOLING; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRIC CURRENTS; HEATING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; QUANTUM THEORY;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 1542475958     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/16/7/L03     Document Type: Article

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