Title :
On the diffusion current in semiconductors
Author :
Marshak, Alan H.
Author_Institution :
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
fDate :
5/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1976.10220
