DocumentCode
945095
Title
On the diffusion current in semiconductors
Author
Marshak, Alan H.
Author_Institution
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Volume
64
Issue
5
fYear
1976
fDate
5/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
821
Lastpage
822
Abstract
The correct form of the diffusion component of current in semiconductors is derived using a perturbation solution of the Boltzmann transport equation. The mobile particles are assumed to obey quantum statistics and the relaxation time is considered to be a function of position.
Keywords
Current density; Distribution functions; Effective mass; Electromagnetic scattering; Electrons; Kinetic energy; Lattices; Nonlinear equations; Solitons; Statistics;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1976.10220
Filename
1454489
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