Effective potentials and the onset of quantization in ultrasmall MOSFETs
Effective potentials and the onset of quantization in ultrasmall MOSFETs
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超小型 MOSFET 的有效电势和量子化的开始
DOI:
10.1006/spmi.2000.0943
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发表时间:
2000
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
D. Ferry
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作者:
D. Ferry
Abstract The connection between the minimum size of an electron wavepacket, and the introduction of an effective potential is discussed. The effective potential approach has a long history of use in trying to transition the gap between classical mechanics and quantum mechanics. An effective potential is one in which the quasi-classical regime is approximated through a density which arises from the effective potential W(x) through exp[ − βW(x)]. The generation of the effective potentialW (x) gives the effects of the onset of quantization in the system. In this paper, we study the use of the effective potential in a triangular well formed between the oxide and the depletion field of the semiconductor. We determine the quantization energy of the carriers in the potential well and their mean set-back from the interface. Finally, we show the connection between the effective potential and the Bohm-derived quantum potentials that have become of interest in simulations.