Within the effective mass and nonparabolic band theory, a general framework of mathematical models and numerical methods is developed for theoretical studies of semiconductor quantum dots. It includes single-electron models and many-electron models of Hartree-Fock, configuration interaction, and current-spin density functional theory approaches. These models result in nonlinear eigenvalue problems from a suitable discretization. Cubic and quintic Jacobi-Davidson methods of block or nonblock version...
A quantum corrected Poisson-Nernst-Planck (QCPNP) model is proposed for simulating ionic currents through biological ion channels by taking into account both classical and quantum mechanical effects. A generalized Gummel algorithm is also presented for solving the model system. Compared with the experimental results of X-ray crystallography, it is shown that the quantum PNP model is more accurate than the classical model in predicting the average number of ions in the channel pore. Moreover, the...
We present a nonlocal electrostatic formulation of nonuniform ions and water molecules with interstitial voids that uses a Fermi-like distribution to account for steric and correlation efects in electrolyte solutions. The formulation is based on the volume exclusion of hard spheres leading to a steric potential and Maxwell’s displacement field with Yukawa-type interactions resulting in a nonlocal electric potential. The classical Poisson-Boltzmann model fails to describe steric and correlation effects...
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