The spectral grid method: A novel fast Schrödinger-equation solver for semiconductor nanodevice simulation

IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1200-1208

  Liu, Qing Huo ^a   Cheng, Candong ^a   Massoud, Hisham Z ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Higher order method; Nanodevice simulation; Pseudospectral method; Schr dinger's equation; Spectral grid (SG) method

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

HIGHER ORDER METHOD; NANODEVICE SIMULATION; PSEUDOSPECTRAL METHOD; SCHRÖDINGER EQUATIONS; SPECTRAL GRID (SG) METHOD;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

EID: 3843072030     PISSN: 02780070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2004.831592     Document Type: Article

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