Nonlocality of the electron ionization coefficient in n-MOSFETs: an analytic approach
- 1 August 1988
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Electron Device Letters
- Vol. 9 (8) , 399-401
- https://doi.org/10.1109/55.757
Abstract
A theory of the electron ionization coefficient as a function of the spatially varying electric field in n-MOSFETs at 300 K is presented. Assuming an exponentially increasing longitudinal electric field, the spatial variation of the ionization coefficient has been calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation. It is found that, over a wide range of the length parameter which describes the electric field profile, the ionization coefficient scales linearly. The expression given for the electron ionization coefficient depends only on the local field and the length parameter and therefore can be used to incorporate nonlocal hot-electron effects in conventional drift-diffusion device simulators.Keywords
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