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Kinetic Transport Models for Semiconductors

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In this Chapter we shall derive and discuss transport equations, which model the flow of charge carriers in semiconductors. The common feature of these equations is that they describe the evolution of the phase space (position-momentum space) density function of the ensemble of negatively charged conduction electrons or, resp., positively charged holes, which are responsible for the current flow in semiconductor crystals.

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  1. Fachbereich Mathematik, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 136, D-1000, Berlin 12, Germany

    Peter A. Markowich

  2. Department of Mathematics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 85287, USA

    Christian A. Ringhofer

  3. Institut für Angewandte und Numerische Mathematik, Technische Universität Wien, Wiedner Hauptstraße 8-10, A-1040, Wien, Austria

    Christian Schmeiser

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Markowich, P.A., Ringhofer, C.A., Schmeiser, C. (1990). Kinetic Transport Models for Semiconductors. In: Semiconductor Equations. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6961-2_2

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