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OPTIMAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE DESIGN
by
Kelly Christopher Magruder
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING)
August 2011
Copyright 2011 Kelly Christopher Magruder
Object Description
| Title | Optimal electronic device design |
| Author | Magruder, Kelly Christopher |
| Author email | kcmagruder@gmail.com;kcmagruder@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Electrical Engineering |
| School | Viterbi School of Engineering |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-05-03 |
| Date submitted | 2011-07-30 |
| Date approved | 2011-07-31 |
| Restricted until | 2011-07-31 |
| Date published | 2011-07-31 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Levi, Anthony F.J. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Dapkus, P. Daniel Cronin, Stephen Haas, Stephan |
| Abstract | A physical model of electron transport through nanoscale semiconductor heterostructures is developed featuring self-consistent solution of the Schroedinger and Poisson equations for the potential. Using this model heterostructure tunnel diodes featuring customized current-voltage characteristics are designed using principles of optimal design. Control over electron transport in these devices, having lengths in the tens of nanometers, is possible by exploiting the wave nature of the electron. Limits of this control are explored using a linear objective function for optimal design of AlεGa₁. |
| Keyword | heterostructure diode; optimal design; electron-phonon interaction; inelastic scattering; electron transport |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Magruder, Kelly Christopher |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume6/etd-MagruderKe-212.pdf |
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| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | OPTIMAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE DESIGN by Kelly Christopher Magruder A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING) August 2011 Copyright 2011 Kelly Christopher Magruder |
