A MODEL FOR TRANSIENT IMPACT IONISATION
- 1 April 1992
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in COMPEL: The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Vol. 11 (4) , 413-418
- https://doi.org/10.1108/eb010102
Abstract
A model for impact ionisation allowing for the spatial transient is described. Ionisation rates and phonon scattering rates are adjusted to fit experimental data. To reduce some of the uncertainty, the calculated ionisation rates due to Kane are used.Keywords
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