Title :
Quantum effects in nanoscale transport: simulating coupled electron and phonon systems in quantum wires and superlattices
Author :
Radkowski, Peter P F, III ; Sands, Timothy D.
Author_Institution :
Graduate Group in Appl. Sci. & Technol., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
fDate :
Aug. 29 1999-Sept. 2 1999
Abstract :
Thermoelectric performance may be enhanced by selectively manipulating electron and phonon scattering. To assess these processes, the reported effort is developing a cellular automata (CA) simulation that couples phonon and electron populations. The CA incorporates quantum effects in a mesoscopic, nonequilibrium transport simulation.
Keywords :
cellular automata; electron-phonon interactions; mesoscopic systems; nanostructured materials; semiconductor quantum wires; semiconductor superlattices; thermoelectricity; cellular automata; coupled electron-phonon systems; mesoscopic nonequilibrium transport simulation; nanoscale transport; quantum effects; quantum wires; superlattices; thermoelectric performance; Electrons; Lattices; Particle scattering; Phonons; Quantum cellular automata; Quantum mechanics; Semiconductor materials; Table lookup; Thermoelectricity; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Thermoelectrics, 1999. Eighteenth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5451-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICT.1999.843466
