physics.hpp File Reference

Returns a few helper routines for computing physical quantities. To be replaced in the future. More...

#include <math.h>
#include <cmath>
#include "viennashe/forwards.h"
#include "viennashe/math/constants.hpp"
#include "viennashe/physics/constants.hpp"
#include "viennashe/physics/exception.hpp"
#include "viennashe/materials/all.hpp"

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Namespaces
namespace	viennashe
	The main ViennaSHE namespace. All functionality resides inside this namespace.
namespace	viennashe::physics
	Namespace for physics models used within ViennaSHE.
namespace	viennashe::physics::convert
	Auxiliary namespace for converting quantities of different units.

Functions
double	viennashe::physics::convert::joule_to_eV (const double eps)
double	viennashe::physics::convert::eV_to_joule (const double eps)
double	viennashe::physics::get_thermal_potential (double T)
	Returns the thermal potential for the provided temperature. More...
double	viennashe::physics::get_optical_phonon_number (double eps_optical, double temperature=300.0)
	Returns the optical phonon number for use with optical phonon scattering. More...
double	viennashe::physics::get_band_weight (double temperature, viennashe::carrier_type_id ctype)
	Returns the band weight (N_c or N_v) More...
double	viennashe::physics::get_band_edge (viennashe::carrier_type_id const &ctype)
	Returns the band edge relative to the reference energy (mid-gap) More...
double	viennashe::physics::get_thermal_velocity (double temperature, viennashe::carrier_type_id ctype)
	Returns the thermal velocity at the given lattice temperature for a given carrier type. More...
double	viennashe::physics::get_auxilary_concentration (double temperature, viennashe::carrier_type_id ctype)
	Returns the auxilary carrier concentration. More...
double	viennashe::physics::built_in_potential (double temperature, double doping_n, double doping_p)
	Computes the built-in potential for a given temperature and given doping. More...
double	viennashe::physics::contact_carrier_ohm (double temperature, double doping_n, double doping_p, viennashe::carrier_type_id ctype)
	Consistently calculates the contact carrier concentrations for thermal bath contacts. More...

Detailed Description

Returns a few helper routines for computing physical quantities. To be replaced in the future.

Definition in file physics.hpp.