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International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference

Computer animation of electron motion in nanometer scale devices

Hans A. De Raedt, Kristel F. L. Michielsen

Published Dec 24, 2002• 1 citation
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Abstract

A discussion is given of a technique to simulate the quantum mechanical motion of electrons in nano-scale devices. The results of the simulation are used to produce digital video's, facilitating the interpretation of the quantum mechanical phenomena. The power and flexibility of the simulation method is illustrated by some examples of electron emission from nano-meter scale sources.

DOI
10.1109/ivmc.1996.601772

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