Green-Function Calculations of Coherent Electron Transport in a Gated Si Nanowire

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关键词: nanowire;    Si;    tight-binding method;    coherent transport;    Green function;   

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DOI  :  10.4218/etrij.00.0100.0303

【 摘 要 】

We describe a detailed numerical scheme to calculate electron in quantum wires using the Green function formalism combined with tight-binding orbital basis. As an example of the application, we study the electron transport in a Si nanowire containing a fi

   

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