Fokker-Planck Analysis of the Nonlinear Field Dependence of a Carrier in a Band at Arbitrary Temperatures

Author

Paul Ernest Parris, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Marek Kus
Vasudev M. Kenkre

Abstract

We present a Fokker-Planck equation in crystal momentum space which describes finite temperature transport of charge carriers performing band motion in a solid, and analyze through excat solutions the Ohmic and non-Ohmic behavior of the mobility.

Recommended Citation

P. E. Parris et al., "Fokker-Planck Analysis of the Nonlinear Field Dependence of a Carrier in a Band at Arbitrary Temperatures," Physics Letters A, vol. 289, no. 4-5, pp. 188 - 192, Elsevier, Oct 2001.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9601(01)00611-9

Department(s)

Physics

Keywords and Phrases

Crystal; Mathematical Analysis; Nonlinear System; Oscillation; Temperature; Bloch Oscillations; Nonlinear Mobility

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0375-9601

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2001 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Oct 2001