Numerical approximation of the viscous quantum hydrodynamic model for semiconductors

Applied Numerical Mathematics

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 899-915

  Jüngel, Ansgar ^a   Tang, Shaoqiang ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Finite differences; Quantum hydrodynamics; Relaxation scheme; Resonant tunneling diode

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; QUANTUM THEORY; RESONANT TUNNELING; TUNNEL DIODES; VISCOSITY;

DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE; QUANTUM HYDRODYNAMICS; RELAXATION SCHEME; WIGNER-FOKKER-PLANCK MODEL;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

EID: 33747894095     PISSN: 01689274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnum.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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