In order to investigate the possible application of carbon nanotubes as interconnects, an electromagnetic macroscopic model is presented. The conduction electrons of the nanotube are considered as a two-dimensional fluid moving on the surface representing the positive ion lattice. The linearized Euler’s equation describing the fluid motion is used as a macroscopic constitutive relationship to be coupled to Maxwell’s equations. A surface integral formulation of the coupled problem is solved numerically using a finite element method based on a null-pinv basis functions.
FREQUENCY-DOMAIN MODELLING OF NANOSCALE ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES USING A FLUID MODEL AND AN INTEGRAL FORMULATION
MAFFUCCI, Antonio;VILLONE, Fabio;
2007-01-01
Abstract
In order to investigate the possible application of carbon nanotubes as interconnects, an electromagnetic macroscopic model is presented. The conduction electrons of the nanotube are considered as a two-dimensional fluid moving on the surface representing the positive ion lattice. The linearized Euler’s equation describing the fluid motion is used as a macroscopic constitutive relationship to be coupled to Maxwell’s equations. A surface integral formulation of the coupled problem is solved numerically using a finite element method based on a null-pinv basis functions.File in questo prodotto:
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