Scattering and space-charge effects in Wigner Monte Carlo simulations of single and double barrier devices

Journal of Computational Electronics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 447-450

  Sverdlov, Viktor ^a   Grasser, Tibor ^a   Kosina, Hans ^a   Selberherr, Siegfried ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MICROELECTRONICS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Device simulation; Monte Carlo method; Quantum transport; Wigner equation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ITERATIVE METHODS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POISSON EQUATION; QUANTUM THEORY;

PARTICEL ANNIHILATION; QUANTUM TRANSPORT; RESONANT TUNNELING DIODES; WIGNER EQUATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

EID: 34248637589     PISSN: 15698025     EISSN: 15728137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10825-006-0041-6     Document Type: Article

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