Non-parabolic hydrodynamic formulations for the simulation of inhomogeneous semiconductor devices

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1659-1668

  Smith, A W ^a   Brennan, K F ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HYDRODYNAMICS;

BINOMIAL EXPANSION; KANE DISPERSION RELATIONSHIP; PARABOLIC BAND APPROXIMATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS;

EID: 0030285576     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-1101(96)00090-1     Document Type: Article

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