Reliable k·p band structure calculation for nanostructures using finite elements

Journal of Computational Electronics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 521-529

  Veprek, Ratko G ^a   Steiger, Sebastian ^a   Witzigmann, Bernd ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Band structure; Finite elements; k p; Nanostructures; Spurious solutions; Strain

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; SOLUTIONS; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; ENVELOPE EQUATIONS; ENVELOPE FUNCTIONS; FINITE ELEMENTS; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; OPERATOR ORDERINGS; SECOND ORDERS; SPURIOUS SOLUTIONS; STRAIN EFFECTS; STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS; SUBBAND STRUCTURES; WURTZITE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 55849130337     PISSN: 15698025     EISSN: 15728137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10825-008-0262-y     Document Type: Article

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