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Transport properties in resonant tunneling heterostructures

Journal Article · · Journal of Mathematical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.531671· OSTI ID:385653
 [1];  [2]
  1. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Roma ``La Sapienza,`` Piazzale A. Moro 2, 00185 Roma (Italy)
  2. Centre de Mathematique, Ecole Polytechnique, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex (France)
An adiabatic approximation in terms of instantaneous resonances to study the steady-state and time-dependent transport properties of interacting electrons in biased resonant tunneling heterostructures is used. This approach leads, in a natural way, to a transport model of large applicability consisting of reservoirs coupled to regions where the system is described by a nonlinear Schr{umlt o}dinger equation. From the mathematical point of view, this work is nonrigorous but may offer some fresh and interesting problems involving semiclassical approximation, adiabatic theory, nonlinear Schr{umlt o}dinger equations, and dynamical systems. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}
OSTI ID:
385653
Journal Information:
Journal of Mathematical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Mathematical Physics Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 37; ISSN JMAPAQ; ISSN 0022-2488
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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