Maximum entropy moment system of the semiconductor Boltzmann equation using Kane's dispersion relation

Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-267

  Junk, Michael ^a   Romano, Vittorio ^b  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kane's dispersion relation; Maximum entropy moment closure; Semiconductor Boltzmann equation

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRONS; ENTROPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; POISSON EQUATION; POLYNOMIALS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

KANE'S DISPERSION RELATION; MAXIMUM ENTROPY MOMENT CLOSURE; SEMICONDUCTOR BOLTZMANN EQUATION; TRANSPORT EQUATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 23244437459     PISSN: 09351175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00161-004-0201-5     Document Type: Article

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