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Statistical Algorithms for Simulation of Electron Quantum Kinetics in Semiconductors - Part I

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Large-Scale Scientific Computing (LSSC 2001)

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In this work we solve the Barker-Ferry equation which accounts for the quantum character of the electron-phonon interaction in semiconductors in the framework of the Monte Carlo (MC) method. The first part of the work considers the zero electric field formulation of the equation in spherical coordinates. Different MC algorithms for solving the equation are suggested and investigated. In the second part of the work we consider the case of an applied electric field. It is shown that the second algorithm from the first part can be successfully modified to account for the cylindrical symmetry of the task.

Supported by ONR Grant N00014-96-1-1-1057

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  1. Dep. of Comp. and Inf. Sci., Brooklyn College - CUNY, 2900 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY, 11210-2889, USA

    T. V. Gurov & P. A. Whitlock

  2. Central Laboratory for Parallel Processing, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev St., bl. 25 A, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    T. V. Gurov

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  1. Central Laboratory for Parallel Processing, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad G. Bontchev, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Svetozar Margenov

  2. DTU, UNI•C, Danish IT Centre for Education and Research, Bldg. 304, 2800, Lyngby, Denmark

    Jerzy Waśniewski

  3. University of Rousse, Studentska 8, 7017, Rousse, Bulgaria

    Plamen Yalamov

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Gurov, T.V., Whitlock, P.A. (2001). Statistical Algorithms for Simulation of Electron Quantum Kinetics in Semiconductors - Part I. In: Margenov, S., Waśniewski, J., Yalamov, P. (eds) Large-Scale Scientific Computing. LSSC 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2179. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45346-6_14

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