Title :
Numerical technique to calculate eigenenergies and eigenstates of quantum wells with arbitrary potential profile
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
A numerical technique for the exact analysis of quantum wells with arbitrary potential profile is presented. Numerical examples for GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs rectangular quantum wells, graded wells and wells with applied electric field are presented. The technique is simple but highly accurate and can be easily implemented on a small computer such as a PC.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; numerical methods; semiconductor quantum wells; GaAs-Al xGa 1-xAs; arbitrary potential profile; eigenenergies calculation; eigenstates calculation; exact analysis; graded wells; numerical technique; quantum wells; rectangular quantum wells; small computer implementation; wells with applied electric field;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19911080