The kinetic distribution function in multi-valley semiconductors evolving at the momentum relaxation scale

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1038-1048

  Cheng, Ming C ^a  

^a UNO College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRONS; FUNCTIONS; INTEGRODIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

BOLTZMANN TRANSPORT EQUATION; KINETIC DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; MOMENTUM RELAXATION;

HOT CARRIERS;

EID: 0031097911     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/30/6/018     Document Type: Article

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