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Mathematical aspects of the Digital Annealer's simulated annealing algorithm
The Digital Annealer is a CMOS hardware designed by Fujitsu Laboratories for
high-speed solving of Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO)
problems that could be difficult to solve by means of existing general-purpose
computers. In this paper, we present a mathematical description of the
first-generation Digital Annealer's Algorithm from the Markov chain theory
perspective, establish a relationship between its stationary distribution with
the Gibbs-Boltzmann distribution, and provide a necessary and sufficient
condition on its cooling schedule that ensures asymptotic convergence to the
ground states
First-principles calculation of electronic density of states and Seebeck coefficient in transition-metal-doped Si-Ge alloys
High value and large Seebeck coefficient have been reported in the
nanostructured Fe-doped Si-Ge alloys. In this work, the large Seebeck
coefficient in Fe-doped Si-Ge systems is qualitatively reproduced from the
computed electronic density of states, where a hybrid functional, HSE06, is
used for an exchange-correlation functional, as well as a special quasi-random
structure (SQS) for a disordered atomic configuration. Furthermore, by
replacing Fe with other transition metals, such as Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Au,
a better dopant that produces a larger Seebeck coefficient in Si-Ge alloy
systems is explored.Comment: 6 page
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