Title :
Microscopic modeling of quantum devices at high carrier densities via Lindblad-type scattering superoperators
Author :
Rosati, Roberto ; Iotti, Rita Claudia ; Rossi, Francesco
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Sci. & Technol., Politec. di Torino, Turin, Italy
Abstract :
We derive a local equation of motion for the electronic single-particle density matrix in the presence of one- as well as two-body scattering processes. This is done by applying the mean-field approximation to the many-electron dynamics obtained via a recently proposed Markov limit, able to furnish many-body Lindblad-type scattering superoperators. The resulting time evolution at finite/high carrier densities turns out to be non-linear (and therefore non-Lindblad), and to recover a Lindblad form in the low-density limit.
Keywords :
Markov processes; S-matrix theory; carrier density; quantum interference devices; Markov limit; electronic single-particle density matrix; high carrier density; local motion equation; low-density limit; many-body Lindblad-type scattering superoperators; many-electron dynamics; mean-field approximation; microscopic modeling; quantum devices; two-body scattering processes; Approximation methods; Charge carrier density; Equations; Markov processes; Mathematical model; Quantum mechanics; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Computational Electronics (IWCE), 2014 International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Paris
DOI :
10.1109/IWCE.2014.6865848