Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2004-04-08
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
12 pages, 15 figures submitted to Phys Rev B (figures 4-15 are in a separate file due to arXive space considerations) ; v2 has
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.jcp.2005.03.009
We have constructed a lattice Wigner-Weyl code that generalizes the Buot-Jensen algorithm to the calculation of electron transport in two-dimensional circular-cylindrically symmetric structures, where the Wigner function equation is solved self-consistently with the Poisson equation. Almost all of the numerical simulations to date have dealt with the restriction of the problem to one dimensional transport. In real devices, electrons are not confined to a single dimension and the coulombic potential is fully present and felt in three dimensions. We show the derivation of the 2D equation in cylindrical coordinates as well as approximations employed in the calculation of the four-dimensional convolution integral of the Wigner function and the potential. We work under the assumption that longitudinal transport is more dominant than radial transport and employ parallel processing techniques. The total transport is calculated in two steps: (1) transport the particles in the longitudinal direction in each shell separately, then (2) each shell exchanges particles with its nearest neighbor. Most of this work is concerned with the former step: A 1D space and 2D momentum transport problem. Time evolution simulations based on these method are presented for three different cases. Each case lead to numerical results consistent with expectations. Discussions of future improvements are discussed.
Cui Hong-Liang
Recine Greg
Rosen Bernard
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