Application of the Wigner-Function Formulation to Mesoscopic Systems in Presence of Electron-Phonon Interaction,

Abstract

A theoretical and computational analysis of the quantum dynamics of charge carriers in presence of electron-phonon interaction based on the Wigner function is here applied to the study of transport in mesoscopic systems. Numerical applications are shown for (a) a wave packet scattering with phonons while crossing a potential profile and (b) electrons scattering with phonons in a finite device with open boundary conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 21, 1997
Accession Number
ADA331508

Entities

People

  • A. Abramo
  • C. Jacoboni
  • M. Pascoli
  • P. Bordone
  • R. Brunetti

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Boundaries
  • Case Studies
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Differential Equations
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Free Electrons
  • Integral Equations
  • Integrals
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Phonons
  • Plane Waves
  • Scattering
  • Trajectories
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing