A theoretical investigation of quantum-transport phenomena in mesoscopic systems is presented. In particular, a generalization to “open systems” of the well-known semiconductor Bloch equations is proposed. Compared to the conventional Bloch theory, the presence of spatial boundary conditions manifests itself through self-energy corrections and additional source terms in the kinetic equations, which are solved by means of a generalized Monte Carlo simulation. The proposed numerical approach is applied to the study of quantum-transport phenomena in double-barrier structures.

Analysis of Quantum-Transport Phenomena in Mesoscopic Systems: A Monte Carlo Approach / Ragazzi, S.; Dicarlo, A.; Lugli, P.; Rossi, Fausto. - In: PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC RESEARCH. - ISSN 0370-1972. - 204:1(1997), pp. 339-342. [10.1002/1521-3951(199711)204:1<339::AID-PSSB339>3.0.CO;2-J]

Analysis of Quantum-Transport Phenomena in Mesoscopic Systems: A Monte Carlo Approach

ROSSI, FAUSTO
1997

Abstract

A theoretical investigation of quantum-transport phenomena in mesoscopic systems is presented. In particular, a generalization to “open systems” of the well-known semiconductor Bloch equations is proposed. Compared to the conventional Bloch theory, the presence of spatial boundary conditions manifests itself through self-energy corrections and additional source terms in the kinetic equations, which are solved by means of a generalized Monte Carlo simulation. The proposed numerical approach is applied to the study of quantum-transport phenomena in double-barrier structures.
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