Nonequilibrium electron transport in two-dimensional nanostructures modeled using Green's functions and the finite-element method

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1153251-11532513

  Havu, P ^a   Havu, V ^a   Puska, M J ^a   Nieminen, R M ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; DENSITY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; NANOPARTICLE;

EID: 2142817221     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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