Multiband, non-parabolic wigner-function approach to electron transport in semiconductors

Transport Theory and Statistical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 499-522

  Demeio, Lucio ^a   Bordone, Paolo ^b   Jacoboni, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Multi band transport; Non parabolic transport; Quantum transport; Wigner function

Indexed keywords

EID: 74549171609     PISSN: 00411450     EISSN: 15322424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00411450508951151     Document Type: Article

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