Phase-Space Approach to the Position-Momentum Correlations of the Conduction Electron States in a Double-Barrier Resonant Nanosystem

• Authors: U. Kaczor , M. Wołoszyn , B. Spisak
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The phase-space formulation of quantum mechanics based on the Wigner distribution function is applied to investigate the influence of the scattering processes on the electronic position-momentum correlations in the resonant-tunnelling nanosystem.

Keywords

EN

05.60.Gg; 85.30.De; 85.30.Mn

Discipline

• 85.30.De: Semiconductor-device characterization, design, and modeling
• 85.30.Mn: Junction breakdown and tunneling devices (including resonance tunneling devices)
• 05.60.Gg: Quantum transport

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 132
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 106-108

Dates

published

2017-07

Contributors

author

U. Kaczor

• AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

author

M. Wołoszyn

• AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

author

B. Spisak

• AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.132.106