Moment equations for electrons in semiconductors: Comparison of spherical harmonics and full moments

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 95-103

  Liotta, S F ^a   Struchtrup, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; PHONONS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; FULL MOMENTS; SPHERICAL HARMONICS;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 0033640307     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-1101(99)00215-4     Document Type: Article

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