Multi-Scale Approach to Semiconductor Device Simulation Combining Semi-Classical and Quantum Regions

Abstract

A brief summary of research accomplishments during the past three years is given, along with a list of publications that contain the details of this work. Also included is a list of invited presentations of ARO sponsored research. These accomplishments include: development of our Schroedinger Equation Monte Carlo (SEMC) quantum transport simulator into a powerful and efficient tool for bridging the gap from classical to quantum transport; application of our theory of "quantum capacitance" to explain experimentally observed "charging" effects in quantum dots, and to provide experimental verification of the theory; development of a method of performing electronic structure calculations via an adaptive wavelet basis; providing new insights into supposedly "old" issues including p-n junction impedance and, using SEMC, the high-order quantum effect of collision broadening; and initiation of a first principles study of hot-carrier degradation in MOS devices including the hydrogen/deuterium isotope effect.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA358480

Entities

People

  • Karl Hess
  • Leonard F. Register

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capacitance
  • Collision Broadening
  • Deuterium
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Hydrogen
  • Optoelectronic Devices
  • P-N Junctions
  • Quantum Dots
  • Quantum Well Lasers
  • Quantum Wells
  • Scattering
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Solid State Electronics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing