Numerical simulation of tunneling effects in nanoscale semiconductor devices using quantum corrected drift-diffusion models

2006 ◽  
Vol 195 (19-22) ◽  
pp. 2193-2208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Cassano ◽  
Carlo de Falco ◽  
Claudio Giulianetti ◽  
Riccardo Sacco
2005 ◽  
Vol 204 (2) ◽  
pp. 533-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo de Falco ◽  
Emilio Gatti ◽  
Andrea L. Lacaita ◽  
Riccardo Sacco

VLSI Design ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin C. Kan ◽  
Zhiping Yu ◽  
Robert W. Dutton ◽  
Datong Chen ◽  
Umberto Ravaioli

According to different assumptions in deriving carrier and energy flux equations, macroscopic semiconductor transport models from the moments of the Boltzmann transport equation (BTE) can be divided into two main categories: the hydrodynamic (HD) model which basically follows Bløtekjer's approach [1, 2], and the Energy Transport (ET) model which originates from Strattton's approximation [3, 4]. The formulation, discretization, parametrization and numerical properties of the HD and ET models are carefully examined and compared. The well-known spurious velocity spike of the HD model in simple nin structures can then be understood from its formulation and parametrization of the thermoelectric current components. Recent progress in treating negative differential resistances with the ET model and extending the model to thermoelectric simulation is summarized. Finally, we propose a new model denoted by DUET (Dual ET)which accounts for all thermoelectric effects in most modern devices and demonstrates very good numerical properties. The new advances in applicability and computational efficiency of the ET model, as well as its easy implementation by modifying the conventional drift-diffusion (DD) model, indicate its attractiveness for numerical simulation of advanced semiconductor devices


2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 3473-3498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Granero-Belinchón

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