Extension of the Scharfetter—Gummel algorithm to the energy balance equation

1 December 1984

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Vol. 31 (12) , 1912-1914
https://doi.org/10.1109/t-ed.1984.21813

Abstract

The formula developed by Scharfetter and Gummel for the expression of current density widely used in numerical modeling of semiconductor devices is extended to the formulation of the flux of energy flow occurring in the energy balance equation. Recent interest in hot-carrier transport necessitates the solution of the energy balance equation in addition to the Poisson and the current continuity equations.

Keywords

ENERGY BALANCE
ETCHING
PROTONS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
AGING
TESTING