The weak solutions to the stationary quantum drift-diffusion equations (QDD) for semiconductor devices are investigated in one space dimension. The proofs are based on a reformulation of the system as a fourth-order elliptic boundary value problem by using an exponential variable transformation. The techniques of a priori estimates and Leray-Schauder's fixed-point theorem are employed to prove the existence. Furthermore, the uniqueness of solutions and the semiclassical limit δ→0 from QDD to the classical drift-diffusion (DD) model are studied.
In this paper, the approximation of stationary equations of the semiconductor devices with mixed boundary conditions is considered. Two schemes are proposed for the system. One is Glerkin discrete scheme, the other is hybrid variable discrete scheme. A convergence analysis is also given.