An accelerated monotone iterative method for the quantum-corrected energy transport model

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 227, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 6226-6240

  Chen, Ren Chuen ^a   Liu, Jinn Liang ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Convergence analysis; Monotone iterative method; Quantum energy transport model; Semiconductor device

Indexed keywords

ITERATIVE METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS;

CONVERGENCE ANALYSIS; DENSITY GRADIENT EQUATION; ENERGY-TRANSPORT; MONOTONE ITERATIVE METHODS; NANOSCALE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; NONSTATIONARY; QUANTA ENERGY; QUANTUM ENERGY TRANSPORT MODEL; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE SIMULATION; TRANSPORT MODELLING;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

EID: 43049127764     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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