Diffusion–transmission interface condition for electron and phonon transport
- 4 February 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 82 (6) , 991-993
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1543239
Abstract
This letter introduces a diffusion–transmission condition for dealing with the transport of electrons, phonons, and photons at interfaces, and boundaries. The condition can be used consistently with drift–diffusion-type transport equations and simplifies interface-dominated transport problems. This interface condition is used to establish a formulation for thermionic emission that is applicable to arbitrary barrier heights.Keywords
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