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Implementation of Computationally Efficient Scattering Mechanisms for Periodic Devices and 2D Materials

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Short Description

The goal of this thesis is to extend the functionality of a state of the art industrial quantum transport solver based on the effective mass approximation to include scattering mechanisms for 2D materials and generally devices that are periodic in at least one of the three spacial dimensions.

The Big Picture

2D materials have seen a surge of interest in recent years for their advantageous electronic properties. For industrial applications, devices need to be able to be simulated quickly and accurately. Full-band and/or Density Functional Theory (DFT) models are usually too computationally demanding. A similar case can be made for FinFETs, which are 3D components that can be approximated as 2D slices, where the high dimension can be treated as periodic

Status: Available

Looking for 1 Master/semester student
Interested candidates please contact: Leonard Deuschle

Prerequisites

We are seeking a candidate with a strong interest in physics of nanoscale devices and advanced models to design the novel devices.


Type of Work

Theory and mathematical formulation: 30%

Modeling with MATLAB/Python: 25% Parallelization and Integration in C++: 45%

Professor

Mathieu Luisier

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