Low-field limit for a nonlinear discrete drift-diffusion model arising in semiconductor superlattices theory

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1526-1549

  Goudon, Thierry ^a   Sánchez, Oscar ^b   Soler, Juan ^b   Bonilla, Luis L ^c,d  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d Instituto de Ciencia de Materias de Madrid   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drift diffusion models; Semiconductor supperlattices

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CHARGE TRANSFER; DIFFUSION; DRIFT CHAMBERS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

DISCRETE DRIFT-DIFFUSION (DDD); DRIFT-DIFFUSION MODELS; FIELD-DEPENDENT MOBILITY; SELF-SUSTAINED OSCILLATIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES;

EID: 9744273180     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S003613990241730X     Document Type: Article

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