SEMITIP V6, program UniIntSC2

Introduction

This program computes the electrostatic potential and the resulting tunnel current between a metallic tip and a uniform (homogeneous) semiconducting sample, for a 3-dimensional geometry with azimuthal symmetry. The tunnel current is computed by integrating the Schrödinger equation along the central axis of the problem (i.e. as appropriate for a planar geometry, but an approximation for a nonplanar geometry). A self-consistent solution between the wavefunctions and potential is obtained (important for situations of accumulation or inversion).

Version information

Version 6.6; see top of UniIntSC2-6.6.f source code for prior version information.

Usage

A compiled version of the code, which should run on any Windows PC, is available in the file UniIntSC2.exe. Input for the executable code comes from the file FORT.9. Download these two files, into filenames "UniIntSC2.exe" and "fort.9". Then, run the code just by double clicking on it. Using a text editor, the input parameters in FORT.9 can be changed to whatever values are desired. In addition to the parameter values, this file also contains comments as to the meaning of each parameter. See SEMITIP V6 Technical Manual for additional comments on the meaning of the parameters.

Output

Output from the program is contained in the following files (output depends on the value of the output parameter IWRIT as specified in the input file FORT.9):

All of the parameters in the program can be varied using the input file FORT.9, with the exception of the array sizes, the specification of a surface state density other than a uniform or Gaussian shaped one, and the specification of spatial arrangement of bulk charge density. See SEMITIP V6 Technical Manual for additional information on these user-defined functions. Modification of those functions can be accomplished by changing the source code of the program. The source code is available, in the following files (version numbers follow the dash in the names):

All routines are written in Fortran. The source code can be downloaded directly from the above locations, and it can be compiled and linked on any platform. Sample input and output from the program is shown in the examples below.

Illustrative Examples of Running the Code

  1. n-type GaAs(110), with no surface states.
  2. n-type GaAs(110), viewing charge density images.
  3. n-type Si surface, plotting energies of inversion states.