Few discoveries have shaped our modern society like semiconductors. They are the backbone of every electronic device. A world without semiconductors is one without television, pacemakers, satellites, cell phones, air planes and computers - and by extension a world without the Internet, social media and online communication. New semiconductor techniques, materials and devices innovate established technologies. Among them are low-cost perovskites for next-generation solar cells, resource-efficient nanowires as well as accurate lasers for self-driving cars. The aim of this group is to develop and analyze physics preserving numerical techniques for such technological innovations.
Research topics
Numerical solution and simulation of nonlinear systems of partial differential equations
Finite volume methods on Voronoi meshes
Preconditioners and anisotropic meshing strategies
Charge transport in semiconductors (including perovskites, nanowires and lasers)
Physics preserving numerical techniques
Sources: Science Photo [A1], Lewis et al. Nanowires bending over backward from strain partitioning in asymmetric core-shell heterostructures [A2], Pang Kakit (CC BY-SA 3.0) [A3]
