Nonequilibrium electron and phonon transport and energy conversion in heterostructures

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 201-206

  Zeng, Taofang ^a   Chen, Gang ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Boltzmann transport equations; Heterostructures; Quasi equilibrium

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; ENERGY CONVERSION; PHONONS; THERMIONIC EMISSION;

NONEQUILIBRIUM ELECTRON TRANSPORT;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 0037371565     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-2692(02)00189-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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