Green-function calculations of coherent electron transport in a gated Si nanowire

Young Jo Ko, Mincheol Shin, Jeong Sook Ha, Kyoung Wan Park

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Abstract

We describe a detailed numerical scheme to calculate electron transport 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 finite potential barrier. The effects of nonzero bias, temperature, and disorder on the barrier-induced oscillatory conductance are investigated within the context of coherent transport model. The oscillatory behavior of the conductance as a function of the Fermi energy is found to be highly sensitive to sample disorder and limited to a very low temperature and a small bias range.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19-26
Number of pages8
JournalETRI Journal
Volume22
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000 Sept
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Computer Science(all)
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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