Finite element analysis of coupled electronic states in quantum dot nanostructures

Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 465-477

  Melnik, R V N ^a   Zotsenko, K N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Electronic Data Systems Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRYSTALS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL EFFECTS; WETTING;

ARNOLDI ITERATIONS; COUPLED ELECTRONIC STATES; CRYSTAL MATRIX; NUMERICAL ALGORITHM; WETTING LAYER REGIONS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 2542452959     PISSN: 09650393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0965-0393/12/3/008     Document Type: Article

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