Title :
An electrical network approach to the analysis of semiconductor devices
Author :
Wilamowski, Bogdan M. ; Staszak, Zbigniew J. ; Mattson, Roy H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Wyoming Univ., Laramie, WY, USA
fDate :
5/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple electrical network is used to represent the five differential equations describing basic phenomena in one-dimensional semiconductor devices. Both standard and integrated approaches for solving transport equations are developed. Also, an electrical network equivalent for the nonlinear Poisson equation was derived. It allows students to better understand the physical phenomena and the process of computer simulation of such semiconductor devices
Keywords :
differential equations; digital simulation; education; electronic engineering computing; equivalent circuits; network analysis; semiconductor device models; teaching; computer simulation; differential equations; education; electrical network; equivalent circuits; modelling; network analysis; nonlinear Poisson equation; semiconductor devices; students; teaching; transport equations; Charge carrier processes; Circuits; Computer simulation; Differential equations; Electric potential; Physics; Radiative recombination; Semiconductor devices; Solid modeling; Spontaneous emission;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on