Journal article
Galerkin Method for Calculating Valence-Band Wavefunctions in Quantum-Well Structures Using Exact Envelope Theory
Abstract
The ability to calculate accurately the valence-band structure in semiconductors is important in the design of quantum-well (QW) semiconductor devices. The Galerkin method for calculating accurate analytic approximations for multicomponent valence-band wavefunctions is computationally fast and efficient. The Galerkin method is, in fact, an improved version of an earlier Raleigh–Ritz-type variational method. In this paper, we remark that both …
Authors
Morrison GB; Woodworth SC; Wang H; Cassidy DT
Journal
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 222–230
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Publication Date
3 2004
DOI
10.1109/jqe.2003.823024
ISSN
0018-9197