Exponential decay to a quantum hydrodynamic model for semiconductors

This paper deals with large-time behavior of solutions for a viscous bipolar quantum hydrodynamic model with third-order terms. By applying the entropy method, we prove exponential decays of solutions towards constant steady states for the one-dimensional and the multi-dimensional cases. The argument is based on a series of a priori estimates. As a byproduct, the decay of solutions for the viscous hydrodynamic model is obtained as well.