Wigner Monte Carlo approach to quantum transport in nanodevices

International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices, SISPAD

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 277-280

  Dollfus, P ^a   Querlioz, D ^a   Saint Martin, J ^a   Do, V N ^a   Bournel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Green function; Monte Carlo methods; MOSFETs; Quantum theory; Resonant tunneling diodes; Tunneling; Wigner distributions

Indexed keywords

GREEN FUNCTION; MOSFETS; RESONANT TUNNELING DIODES; TUNNELING; WIGNER DISTRIBUTIONS;

ELECTRON TUBE DIODES; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MOSFET DEVICES; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; RESONANT TUNNELING; SCATTERING; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SOLIDS; TUNNEL DIODES; WIND TUNNELS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 67650375984     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SISPAD.2008.4648291     Document Type: Conference Paper

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