Semiconductor Devices: Physics and Technology, 3rd Edition

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Carrier Transport Phenomena

2.1 CARRIER DRIFT

2.2 CARRIER DIFFUSION

2.3 GENERATION AND RECOMBINATION PROCESSES

2.4 CONTINUITY EQUATION

2.5 THERMIONIC EMISSION PROCESS

2.6 TUNNELING PROCESS

2.7 SPACE CHARGE EFFECT

2.8 HIGH-FIELD EFFECTS

SUMMARY

In this chapter, we investigate various transport phenomena in semiconductor devices. The transport processes include drift, diffusion, recombination, generation, thermionic emission, space charge effect, tunneling, and impact ionization. We consider ...