Title :
Charge carrier transport in diluted hopping systems
Author :
Arkhipov, Vhdimir ; Bässler, Heinz
Author_Institution :
Moscow Eng. Phys. Inst., Russia
Abstract :
A simple model of weak-field equilibrium carrier drift and diffusion is proposed for diluted hopping systems. The model is based on the two-site approximation accounting for positional and energetic correlations of two nearest hopping neighbors only. It is shown that energetic distribution of hopping neighbors parallels the DOS function g(E) as it does in the opposite case of systems with high concentration of hopping states. This similarity leads to similar activation energies of the mobility and diffusivity for both diluted and condensed systems
Keywords :
carrier mobility; hopping conduction; DOS function; activation energies; carrier diffusion; carrier drift; charge carrier transport; diffusivity; diluted hopping systems; disordered systems; mobility; two-site approximation; Charge carriers; Equations; Frequency; Nearest neighbor searches; Physics; Power engineering and energy; Temperature dependence;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Insulating Materials, 1995. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
4-88686-047-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISEIM.1995.496590