A Particle Description Model for Quantum Tunneling Effects

Hideaki Tsuchiya, Umberto Ravaioli

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Abstract

We present here a particle description model for quantum tunneling effects. A quantum force has been formulated based on a truncation to first order of the expansion form of the Wigner transport equation, and has been incorporated into the semiclassical Monte Carlo simulation. The combined Monte Carlo/quantum force approach was applied to simulations for resonant-tunneling effects.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)295-299
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Computational Electronics
Volume1
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2002

Keywords

  • Monte Carlo simulation
  • Wigner transport equation
  • quantum force correction
  • tunneling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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