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Numerical approaches to the kinetic semiconductor equation

Zugäuge zur numerischen Berechnung der kinetischen Halbleitergleichung

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In this paper we consider several methods for the numerical computation of carrier transport effects in semiconductors based on kinetic equations. We especially discuss the computational costs of the different algorithms, which in some cases prohibit their application to higher dimensional problems.

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In dieser Arbeit untersuchen wir mehrer Methoden zur numerischen Berechnung von Transportphänomenen in Halbleitern, die auf kinetischen Gleichungen basieren. Insbesondere betrachten wir den Aufwand an Rechenzeit für die verschiedenen Algorithmen, der in einigen Fällen die Anwendung auf höherdimensionale Probleme unmöglich macht.

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Wick, J. Numerical approaches to the kinetic semiconductor equation. Computing 52, 39–49 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02243395

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