A Hybrid EM/QM Framework Based on the ADHIE-FDTD Method for the Modeling of Nanowires
A new modeling formalism to compute the time-dependent behavior of combined electromagnetic (EM) and quantum mechanical (QM) systems is proposed. The method is geared towards highly multiscale geometries, which is vital for the future design of nanoelectronic devices. The advocated multiphysics modeling formalism leverages the alternating-direction hybrid implicit-explicit (ADHIE) finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method for the […]
An alternating-direction hybrid implicit-explicit finite-difference time-domain method for the Schrödinger equation
This paper proposes a novel hybrid FDTD method for solving the time-dependent Schrödinger equation, which is fundamental for modeling materials and designing nanoscale devices. The wave function is propagated on nonuniform grids by applying explicit updates in part of the grid and implicit updates elsewhere. The latter are based on the Alternating-Direction Implicit (ADI) scheme […]
Uncertainty quantification of charge transfer through a nanowire resonant-tunneling diode with an ADHIE-FDTD method
The influence of barrier thickness variability on the charge transfer characteristics of an InP/InAs/InP nanowire resonant-tunneling diode is studied. The transmission probability through the diode is calculated by solving the time-dependent effective-mass Schrödinger equation with the Alternating-Direction Hybrid Implicit-Explicit (ADHIE) Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method. This recently developed method is tailored towards multiscale problems and thus […]
Nonuniform and higher-order FDTD methods for the Schrödinger equation
Two Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) methods are developed for solving the Schrödinger equation on nonuniform tensor-product grids. The first is an extension of the standard second-order accurate spatial differencing scheme on uniform grids to nonuniform grids, whereas the second utilizes a higher-order accurate spatial scheme using an extended stencil. Based on discrete-time stability theory, an upper bound is […]