Parameter-free effective potential method for use in particle-based device simulations

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 465-471

  Ahmed, Shaikh S ^a   Ringhofer, Christian ^b   Vasileska, Dragica ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Device simulations; Effective potentials; Nanotechnology; Quantum effects

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOSFET DEVICES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); QUANTUM THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE;

DEVICE SIMULATIONS; EFFECTIVE POTENTIALS; QUANTUM EFFECTS; SPACE-QUANTIZATION EFFECTS;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 24344452486     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2005.851239     Document Type: Article

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