• DocumentCode
    3130776
  • Title

    The non-equilibrium Green´s function (NEGF) formalism: An elementary introduction

  • Author

    Datta, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    8-11 Dec. 2002
  • Firstpage
    703
  • Lastpage
    706
  • Abstract
    The non-equilibrium Green´s function (NEGF) formalism provides a sound conceptual basis for the development of quantitative models for quantum transport. The purpose of this talk is to present a simple intuitive discussion of the NEGF equations illustrating the basic physics.
  • Keywords
    Green´s function methods; semiconductor device models; nonequilibrium Green´s function; quantum transport model; semiconductor device; Acoustical engineering; Electrons; Energy states; Green´s function methods; Physics; Poisson equations; Quantum computing; Reservoirs; Steady-state; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electron Devices Meeting, 2002. IEDM '02. International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7462-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEDM.2002.1175935
  • Filename
    1175935