Finite-difference time-domain simulation of heterostructures with inclusion of arbitrarily complex geometry

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Mejdoubi, Abdelilah ^a   Brosseau, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PERMITTIVITY; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

DIELECTRIC FUNCTIONS; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN (FDTD) MODELING; MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; SURFACE FRACTION;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 33645685676     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2171771     Document Type: Article

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