A simplified method for quantum size effect analysis in submicron devices
- 15 December 1988
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 64 (12) , 6790-6794
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.342014
Abstract
The Wigner-transformed Bloch equation is used to analyze the quantum size effects which occur in very small semiconductor devices. In this approach, instead of solving the Schrödinger equation, the diagonal elements of the density matrix are calculated directly. As a result, the eigenvalue problem is avoided, thereby greatly reducing computation time. A simple algorithm suitable for two-dimensional device simulation including quantum size effects is also developed.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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