Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2011-06-16
IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 45, 1059-1067 (2009)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
10.1109/JQE.2009.2020998
The accuracy of different transfer matrix approaches, widely used to solve the stationary effective mass Schr\"{o}dinger equation for arbitrary one-dimensional potentials, is investigated analytically and numerically. Both the case of a constant and a position dependent effective mass are considered. Comparisons with a finite difference method are also performed. Based on analytical model potentials as well as self-consistent Schr\"{o}dinger-Poisson simulations of a heterostructure device, it is shown that a symmetrized transfer matrix approach yields a similar accuracy as the Airy function method at a significantly reduced numerical cost, moreover avoiding the numerical problems associated with Airy functions.
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