Wigner function formulation of quantum transport in electron waveguides and its application

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1991, Pages 3853-3858

  Tsuchiya, Hideaki ^a   Ogawa, Matsuto ^a   Miyoshi, Tanroku ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron waveguide; Landauer formula; Nonlocal effect of potential; Quantization of conductance; Quantum transport; Resonance of electron wave; Wigner function

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956671135     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.30.3853     Document Type: Article

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