Computational Electronics (Semiclassical and Quantum Device Modeling and Simulation)

Starting with simple semiclassical approaches and ending with the description of complex fully quantum-mechanical methods, this book provides a complete overview of essential techniques and methods for analyzing transport in semiconductor devices. The first part examines semiclassical transport methods and provides details regarding numerical implementation and sample code as templates for sophisticated simulation software. The second part introduces the density gradient method, quantum hydrodynamics, and the concept of effective potentials used to account for quantum-mechanical space quantization effects in particle-based simulators. Numerous problems and examples supply readers with the understanding required to create their own simulators.