Quantum transport theory for semiconductor nanostructures: A density-matrix formulation

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2005, Pages

  Iotti, Rita C ^a   Ciancio, Emanuele ^a   Rossi, Fausto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

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EID: 29744437256     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.125347     Document Type: Article

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