DIFFUSION OF ELECTRONS IN SILICON TRANSVERSE TO A HIGH ELECTRIC FIELD

Abstract
A new method for directly measuring diffusion coefficients transverse to a high electric field has been applied to electrons in silicon at 300°K. For fields ranging up to 24 kV/cm, the transverse diffusion coefficient, as measured and determined by Monte Carlo calculation, indicates a drop from the zero field value D0 to approximately D0/2. The present results are subject to some uncertainty, but improved resolution appears to be attainable with maximum use of present technology.

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