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Are there any video tutorials available?

Yes, there are! Check out our Sway presentation and our YouTube channel.

How shall I cite the nextnano software in publications?

You can cite any of the following papers:

• nextnano: General Purpose 3-D Simulations

  S. Birner, T. Zibold, T. Andlauer, T. Kubis, M. Sabathil, A. Trellakis, P. Vogl

  IEEE Trans. Electron Dev. 54, 2137 (2007)

• The 3D nanometer device project nextnano: Concepts, methods, results

  A. Trellakis, T. Zibold, T. Andlauer, S. Birner, R. K. Smith, R. Morschl, P. Vogl

  J. Comput. Electron. 5, 285 (2006)

For simulations including electrolytes, you should cite:

• Theoretical model for the detection of charged proteins with a silicon-on-insulator sensor

  S. Birner, C. Uhl, M. Bayer, P. Vogl

  J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 107, 012002 (2008)

For simulations that use the Contact Block Reduction method (CBR) (ballistic transport), you should cite any of the following papers:

• Efficient method for the calculation of ballistic quantum transport

  D. Mamaluy, M. Sabathil, P. Vogl

  J. Appl. Phys. 93, 4628 (2003)

• Ballistic quantum transport using the contact block reduction (CBR) method - An introduction

  S. Birner, C. Schindler, P. Greck, M. Sabathil, P. Vogl

  J. Comput. Electron. 8, 267 (2009)

The nextnano.MSB tool: For simulations that use the multi-scattering Büttiker (MSB) probe model (NEGF), you should cite:

• Efficient method for the calculation of dissipative quantum transport in quantum cascade lasers

  P. Greck, S. Birner, B. Huber, P. Vogl

  Optics Express 23, 6587

The nextnano.NEGF tool: For simulations that use the NEGF method, you should cite:

• Contrasting influence of charged impurities on transport and gain in terahertz quantum cascade lasers

  T. Grange

  Phys. Rev. B 92, 241306(R) (2015)

For simulations that use the NEGF algorithm included in nextnano³, you should cite any of these publications:

• Modeling techniques for quantum cascade lasers

  C. Jirauschek, T. Kubis

  Appl. Phys. Rev. 1, 011307 (2014)

• Theory of non-equilibrium quantum transport and energy dissipation in terahertz quantum cascade lasers

  T. Kubis, C. Yeh, P. Vogl, A. Benz, G. Fasching, C. Deutsch

  Phys. Rev. B 79, 195323 (2009)

There might be further papers in the literature that are more suited to be cited in certain cases.