Parallel diffusion constant of hot electrons in silicon
- 1 May 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 28 (9) , 550-551
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.88819
Abstract
A formula is derived for the parallel diffusion coefficient of hot electrons starting from the diffusion equation derived earlier by the author. Values of the coefficient predicted for silicon from the formula are in excellent agreement with recent experimental results.Keywords
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