摘要
We use the Galerkin approach and the finite-element method to numerically solve the effective-mass Schr¨odinger equation.The accuracy of the solution is explored as it varies with the range of the numerical domain.The model potentials are those of interdiffused semiconductor quantum wells and axially symmetric quantum wires.Also,the model of a linear harmonic oscillator is considered for comparison reasons.It is demonstrated that the absolute error of the electron ground state energy level exhibits a minimum at a certain domain range,which is thus considered to be optimal.This range is found to depend on the number of mesh nodes N approximately as α_0 log_e^(α1)(α_2N),where the values of the constants α_0,α_1,and α_2are determined by fitting the numerical data.And the optimal range is found to be a weak function of the diffusion length.Moreover,it was demonstrated that a domain range adaptation to the optimal value leads to substantial improvement of accuracy of the solution of the Schr¨odinger equation.
We use the Galerkin approach and the finite-element method to numerically solve the effective-mass Schrodinger equation.The accuracy of the solution is explored as it varies with the range of the numerical domain.The model potentials are those of interdiffused semiconductor quantum wells and axially symmetric quantum wires.Also,the model of a linear harmonic oscillator is considered for comparison reasons.It is demonstrated that the absolute error of the electron ground state energy level exhibits a minimum at a certain domain range,which is thus considered to be optimal.This range is found to depend on the number of mesh nodes N approximately as α0 loge^（α1）（α2N）,where the values of the constants α0,α1,and α2are determined by fitting the numerical data.And the optimal range is found to be a weak function of the diffusion length.Moreover,it was demonstrated that a domain range adaptation to the optimal value leads to substantial improvement of accuracy of the solution of the Schr¨odinger equation.
基金
Supported by the Ministry of Education,Science,and Technological Development of Serbia and the Flemish fund for Scientific Research(FWO Vlaanderen)
