Abstract
Should one expect injected charge carrier velocities to saturate as the applied electric field is increased simply because of the nonparabolicity of bands? Does the apparent saturation observed in recent experiments in hydrocarbon crystals signify, as supposed in some current interpretations of the data, that the carrier motion is coherent or bandlike and that the disappearance of the saturation at higher temperatures is indicative of a crossover from coherent to incoherent motion? These questions are addressed with the help of general theoretical investigations involving Drude-like considerations, quantum kinetic equations, and a Fokker-Planck analysis.
Recommended Citation
V. M. Kenkre and P. E. Parris, "Saturation of Charge Carrier Velocity with Increasing Electric Fields: Theoretical Investigations for Pure Organic Crystals," Physical Review B (Condensed Matter), vol. 65, no. 20, pp. 2051041 - 20510411, American Physical Society (APS), May 2002.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.65.205104
Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
Hydrocarbon; Crystal; Electric Field; Kinetics; Motion; Temperature; Velocity
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0163-1829
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2002 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 May 2002
