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Connecting atomistic and continuum models for (In,Ga)N quantum wells: From tight-binding energy landscapes to electronic structure and carrier transport

  • S. Schulz
  • , M. O'Donovan
  • , D. Chaudhuri
  • , S. K. Patra
  • , P. Farrell
  • , O. Marquardt
  • , T. Streckenbach
  • , T. Koprucki

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Abstract

We present a multi-scale framework for calculating electronic and transport properties of nitride-based devices. Here, an atomistic tight-binding model is connected with continuum-based electronic structure and transport models. In a first step, the electronic structure of (In,Ga)N quantum wells is analyzed and compared between atomistic and continuum-based approaches, showing that even though the two models operate on the same energy landscape, the obtained results differ noticeably; we briefly discuss approaches to improve the agreement between the two methods. Equipped with this information, uni-polar carrier transport is investigated. Our calculations reveal that both random alloy fluctuations and quantum corrections significantly impact the transport, consistent with previous literature results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD 2021
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages135-136
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781665412766
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Sep 2021
Event2021 International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD 2021 - Turin, Italy
Duration: 13 Sep 202117 Sep 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD
Volume2021-September
ISSN (Print)2158-3234

Conference

Conference2021 International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD 2021
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityTurin
Period13/09/2117/09/21

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