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1Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology and Gothenburg University, S-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden.
Abstract:
We study electron wave packet propagation and scattering in ZnO nanorods. By solving the time-dependent three-dimensional Schrödinger equation, we were able to describe propagation and dynamics of the scattering process of the wave packet by ionized impurities. Scattering behavior of the wave packet by an attractive/repulsive scattering center is clearly demonstrated.
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