IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/phsmap/v232y1996i1p445-457.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Moments of the electron distribution in semiconductors for large electric fields

Author

Listed:
  • Dalitz, Ch.

Abstract

For a general class of collision operators, we perform an asymptotic analysis of the moments of the stationary homogeneous solution of the linear Boltzmann equation in the limit of a large external field. We consider collision operatrs with separable kernels, which are also known as “relaxation time approximations”. It turns out that the behaviour of the moments is determined by the inverse function N−1 of the integral over the collision frequency; the nth moment behaves like the nth lower of N−1 (E) as the field E tends to infinity. As a consequence, velocity saturation is excluded.

Suggested Citation

  • Dalitz, Ch., 1996. "Moments of the electron distribution in semiconductors for large electric fields," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 232(1), pages 445-457.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:232:y:1996:i:1:p:445-457
    DOI: 10.1016/0378-4371(96)00150-1
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378437196001501
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only. Journal offers the option of making the article available online on Science direct for a fee of $3,000
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/0378-4371(96)00150-1?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. E. Fabio Arcangeli & Giorgio Leonardi & Aura Reggiani, 1985. "Alternative Theoretical Frameworks For The Interpretation Of Random Utility Models," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 58(1), pages 7-20, January.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.

      Corrections

      All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:232:y:1996:i:1:p:445-457. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

      If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

      If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

      If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

      For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/physica-a-statistical-mechpplications/ .

      Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

      IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.