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takuma.sato
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thomas.grange [Scattering processes]
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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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   <​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.
 +
 +<​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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-==== Electromagnetic modes ==== 
-To be documented 
- 
-<​code>​ 
- <​EMField>​ 
-  <​EMMode>​ </​EMMode>​ 
- </​EMField>​ 
-</​code>​ 
  
  
  
  
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