Quantum-corrected drift-diffusion models: Solution fixed point map and finite element approximation

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 228, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1770-1789

  de Falco, Carlo ^a   Jerome, Joseph W ^b   Sacco, Riccardo ^c  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Density gradient; Finite element method; Functional iterations; Nanoscale semiconductor devices; Quantum and drift diffusion models; Schr dinger Poisson; Semi linear elliptic systems

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

DENSITY GRADIENTS; DRIFT-DIFFUSION MODEL; ELLIPTIC SYSTEM; FIXED POINTS; FUNCTIONAL ITERATION; NANOSCALE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; QUANTUM AND DRIFT-DIFFUSION MODEL; QUANTUM DIFFUSION; SCHRÖDINGE-POISSON; SEMI-LINEAR ELLIPTIC SYSTEM;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 58249129193     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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