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• 10.0 Ranking McLennan: Resonant Tunneling Diode Simulator

  Resonant Tunneling Diode Simulator

  Type	Tools
  Contributor(s)	Michael McLennan
  Date	10 Oct. 2005
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  Simulate 1D resonant tunneling devices and other heterostructures via ballistic quantum transport

• 10.0 Ranking Paul: Band Structure Lab

  Band Structure Lab

  Type	Tools
  Contributor(s)	Abhijeet Paul, Mathieu Luisier, Neophytos Neophytou, Raseong Kim, Michael McLennan, Mark Lundstrom, Gerhard Klimeck
  Date	19 May. 2006
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  Computes the electronic structure of various materials in the spatial configuration of bulk (infinitely periodic), quantum wells (confined in one dimension, infinitely periodic in 2 dimensions), and wires (confined in 2 dimensions and infinitely periodic i

• 9.7 Ranking Wang: ABACUS - Assembly of Basic ...

  ABACUS - Assembly of Basic Applications for Coordinated Understanding of Semiconductors

  Type	Tools
  Contributor(s)	Xufeng Wang, Dragica Vasileska, Gerhard Klimeck
  Date	08 Aug. 2008
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  One-stop-shop for teaching semiconductor device education

• 9.7 Ranking Vasileska: Schred

  Schred

  Type	Tools
  Contributor(s)	Dragica Vasileska, Shaikh S. Ahmed, Matteo Mannino, Akira Matsudaira, Gerhard Klimeck, Mark Lundstrom
  Date	09 Feb. 2006
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  Calculates the envelope wavefunctions and the corresponding bound-state energies in a typical MOS (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) or SOS (Semiconductor-Oxide- Semiconductor) structure and a typical SOI structure

• 9.6 Ranking Agarwal: Resonant Tunneling Diode ...

  Resonant Tunneling Diode Simulation with NEGF

  Type	Tools
  Contributor(s)	Samarth Agarwal, Mathieu Luisier, Zhengping Jiang, Michael McLennan, Gerhard Klimeck
  Date	05 Sep. 2008
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  Simulate 1D RTDs using NEGF.

• 7.0 Ranking Gavrilenko: Quantum Bound State

  Quantum Bound State

  Type	Tools
  Contributor(s)	Alexander Gavrilenko, Heng Li
  Date	17 May. 2007
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  Particle in a box - The particle in a box (or the infinite potential well) is a simple idealized system that is completely solved within quantum mechanics. The infinite potential well is a finite sized region in space (the box) with an infinite potential at its boundaries (the walls). A particle ...

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Learning Modules

• 6.3 Ranking Vasileska: Modeling Single and Dual-Gate ...

  Modeling Single and Dual-Gate Capacitors using SCHRED

  Type	Learning Modules
  Contributor(s)	Dragica Vasileska
  Date	31 Mar. 2006
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  SCHRED stands for self-consistent solver of the 1D Poisson and 1D effective mass Schrodinger equation as applied to modeling single gate or dual-gate capacitors. The program incorporates many features such as choice of degenerate and non-degenerate statistics for semiclassical charge description, ...

• 5.7 Ranking Fodor: Introduction to Schred

  Introduction to Schred

  Type	Learning Modules
  Contributor(s)	James K Fodor, Jing Guo
  Date	28 Jun. 2007
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  This learning module introduces nanoHUB users to the Schred simulator. A brief introduction to Schred is presented, followed by voiced presentations featuring the simulator in action. Upon completion of this module, users should be able to use this simulator to gain valuable insight into the ...

Teaching Materials

• 5.8 Ranking Vasileska: Exercise for PCPBT: Stationary ...

  Exercise for PCPBT: Stationary Perturbation Theory

  Type	Teaching Materials
  Contributor(s)	Dragica Vasileska, Gerhard Klimeck
  Date	29 Jul. 2008
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  This exercise allows us to test the first and second order stationary perturbation theory and explain mathematically the shift in the energies due to a small perturbation in a quantum well.www.eas.asu.edu/~vasileskNSF

• 5.2 Ranking Ferry: Homework Assignment: Periodic ...

  Homework Assignment: Periodic Potentials

  Type	Teaching Materials
  Contributor(s)	David K. Ferry
  Date	31 Jan. 2008
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  Using the Periodic Potential Lab on nanoHUB determine the allowed bands for an energy barrier of 5 eV, a periodicity W = 0.5nm, and a barrier thickness of 0.1nm. How do these bands change if the barrier thickness is changed to 0.2 nm?

• 5.1 Ranking Ferry: Bandstructure Homework Assignment ...

  Bandstructure Homework Assignment - Finite Height Quantum Well

  Type	Teaching Materials
  Contributor(s)	David K. Ferry
  Date	31 Jan. 2008
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  Use the Resonant Tunneling Diodes simulation tool on nanoHUB to explore the effects of finite height quantum wells. Looking at a 2 barrier device, 300 K, no bias, other standard variables, and 3 nm thick barriers and a 7 nm quantum well, determine the energies of the two lowest quasi-bound states.