A double scale fast algorithm for the transient evolution of a resonant tunneling diode
This work provides a faster simulation method for transient behavior of resonant tunneling diodes, which is important for device modeling in nanoelectronics.
The authors developed a multiscale algorithm for simulating the time-dependent evolution of a resonant tunneling diode, achieving largely reduced simulation times compared to previous methods.
The simulation of the time-dependent evolution of the resonant tunneling diode is done by a multiscale algorithm exploiting the existence of resonant states. After revisiting and improving the algorithm developed in [N. Ben Abdallah, O. Pinaud, J. Comp. Phys. 213 (2006) 288-310] for the stationary case, the time-dependent problem is dealt with. The wave function is decomposed into a non resonant part and a resonant one. The projection method to compute the resonant part leads to an accurate algorithm thanks to a suitable interpolation of the non resonant one. The simulation times are largely reduced.