Self-Consistent Calculations of Spatial Electron Densities in Quantum Dots Using a Coupled Recursive Green's Function and Poisson Solver

	MSM 2000 Technical Proceedings of the 2000 International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems Chapter 10: Quantum Devices
	Self-Consistent Calculations of Spatial Electron Densities in Quantum Dots Using a Coupled Recursive Green's Function and Poisson Solver
Authors:	F. Badrieh and D.K. Ferry
Affilation:	Arizona State University, US
Pages:	445 - 448
Keywords:	Green's functions, Poisson's equation, self-consistency, quantum computations
Abstract:	We are utilizing the Recursive Green's function method to calculate the conductance in quantum dots as a function of Fermi energy, magnetic field and random potentials. We have extended the use of the method to calculate a self-consistent electron charge density and potential profile in the dot. This is accomplished by feeding the imaginary part of the Green's functions into a Poisson solver and feeding the potential obtained from the solver back into the Green's functions solver, until self consistency is better satisfied. Obtaining a more realistic density and potential profiles gives a better physical understanding to what happens in the dot, and provides more accurate results. We demonstrate the process with a 0.3 x 0.3 mm dot formed at a GaAs/AlGaAs 2DEG.
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ISBN:	0-9666135-7-0
Pages:	741
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