Monte Carlo simulation of electron transport in a carbon nanotube

G. Pennington1, N. Goldsman1
1Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, MD USA

Tóm tắt

We use the Monte Carlo method to simulate electron transport in a zig-zag single-walled carbon nanotube with a wrapping index of n=10. Results show large low-field mobility, negative differential mobility, and large peaks in the drift velocity reaching 3/spl times/10/sup 7/ cm/s.

Từ khóa

#Carbon nanotubes #Phonons #Wrapping #Analytical models #Equations #Educational institutions #Electron mobility #Nanoelectronics #Logic circuits #Temperature

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