Numerical simulations of quantum transport in semiconductor nanowires

Abstract: The study of electronic transport in chemically synthesized semiconductor nanowires is an active field of research, with potential applications in areas such as quantum computing and nanoelectronics. Motivated by recent experimental progress, we use a simple non-atomistic tight-binding model implemented in open-source software to simulate quantum electronic transport in such nanowires. Including various physical effects (such as those arising from finite temperature and a uniform magnetic field) we present a ‘‘toolset’’ for computing their scattering matrix in general and conductance in particular.