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During the last decade the simulation of semiconductor devices became a valuable and indispensable tool for the design of new devices. In this paper we present and analyze new simulation models which also account for quantum effects.
The authors acknowledge support from the Austrian “Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung” under Grant No. P6771.
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Arnold, A., Markowich, P.A. (1991). Quantum Transport Models for Semiconductors. In: Spigler, R. (eds) Applied and Industrial Mathematics. Mathematics and Its Applications, vol 56. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1908-2_24
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