SYSTEMATIC TRENDS IN SELF-CONSISTENT CALCULATIONS OF LINEAR QUANTUM WIRES

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作者
MARTORELL, J [1 ]
WU, H [1 ]
SPRUNG, DWL [1 ]
机构
[1] MCMASTER UNIV,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,HAMILTON,ON L8S 4M1,CANADA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1994年 / 50卷 / 23期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.50.17298
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Systematic trends in the properties of a linear split-gate heterojunction are studied by solving iteratively the Poisson and Schrödinger equations for different gate potentials and temperatures. A two-dimensional approximation is presented that is much simpler in the numerical implementation and that accurately reproduces all significant trends. In deriving this approximation, we provide a rigorous and quantitative basis for the formulation of models that assumes a two-dimensional character for the electron gas at the junction. © 1994 The American Physical Society.
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页码:17298 / 17308
页数:11
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