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| Note that in this case, the axial correlation length is needed to fully specified the interface rouhgness. Otherwise, if not specified or set to zero, the standard approach for calculating interface roughness scattering is used. | Note that in this case, the axial correlation length is needed to fully specified the interface rouhgness. Otherwise, if not specified or set to zero, the standard approach for calculating interface roughness scattering is used. | ||
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| + | === Threading dislocations === | ||
| + | To be documented | ||
| === Acoustic phonons === | === Acoustic phonons === | ||
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| === Optical phonons === | === Optical phonons === | ||
| - | (optional) Sometimes it might be useful to investigate the influence of the longitudinal-optical (LO) phonon interaction in more detail. | + | (optional) Sometimes it might be useful to investigate the influence of the longitudinal-optical (LO) phonon interaction on the full NEGF simulation. |
| - | Then one can artificially tune the coupling strength due to LO phonons. | + | Then one can artificially tune the LO-phonon scattering rates (self-energies in practice, or equivalently the square of the coupling to LO-phonons). |
| - | The microscopic value of the LO phonon coupling strength is then multiplied by the scaling factor ''<LO_Phonon_Coupling_Strength>''. | + | The microscopic value of the square of the LO phonon matrix element is then multiplied by the scaling factor ''<LO_Phonon_Coupling_Strength>''. |
| <code> | <code> | ||
| <Tune_LO_Phonon_Scattering>yes</Tune_LO_Phonon_Scattering> | <Tune_LO_Phonon_Scattering>yes</Tune_LO_Phonon_Scattering> | ||
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| <!-- 1.0 is the value of the normal calculation --> | <!-- 1.0 is the value of the normal calculation --> | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
| + | A value of 1.0 will have no effect, while larger (smaller) values will increase (decrease) the LO-phonon self-energy proportionally respectively. | ||
| === Charged impurities === | === Charged impurities === | ||
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| <!-- (model #3 only) --> | <!-- (model #3 only) --> | ||
| - | <Phenomenological_Electron_Temperature> no </Phenomenological_Electron_Temperature> | ||
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| - | <Self_consistent_Electron_Temperature> no </Self_consistent_Electron_Temperature> | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
| <code> | <code> | ||
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| <Alloy_scattering>yes</Alloy_scattering> | <Alloy_scattering>yes</Alloy_scattering> | ||
| <Tune_Alloy_scattering>0.5</Tune_Alloy_scattering> | <Tune_Alloy_scattering>0.5</Tune_Alloy_scattering> | ||
| - | </Scattering> | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
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| </code> | </code> | ||
| A value of 1.0 gives the normal calculation. | A value of 1.0 gives the normal calculation. | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | </Scattering> | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| ==== Poisson equation ==== | ==== Poisson equation ==== | ||
| The electrostatic mean-field interactions (electron-electron and electron-impurities interactions) can be switched on/off by using ''yes'' or ''no'' in the ''<Poisson>'' command. | The electrostatic mean-field interactions (electron-electron and electron-impurities interactions) can be switched on/off by using ''yes'' or ''no'' in the ''<Poisson>'' command. | ||
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| <code> | <code> | ||
| - | <Material_for_lateral_motion>well</Material_for_lateral_motion> | ||
| <Lateral_motion> | <Lateral_motion> | ||
| + | <Material_for_lateral_motion>well</Material_for_lateral_motion> | ||
| <Value unit="meV">5</Value> | <Value unit="meV">5</Value> | ||
| </Lateral_motion> | </Lateral_motion> | ||
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| In the case of a combined temperature-voltage sweep, the value of the last calculated bias value below threshold bias is used as a starting point of the following bias sweep at the next temperature. | In the case of a combined temperature-voltage sweep, the value of the last calculated bias value below threshold bias is used as a starting point of the following bias sweep at the next temperature. | ||
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