A COMPARISON OF NUMERICAL-SOLUTIONS OF THE BOLTZMANN TRANSPORT-EQUATION FOR HIGH-ENERGY ELECTRON-TRANSPORT SILICON

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作者
ABRAMO, A
BAUDRY, L
BRUNETTI, R
CASTAGNE, R
CHAREF, M
DESSENNE, F
DOLLFUS, P
DUTTON, R
ENGL, WL
FAUQUEMBERGUE, R
FIEGNA, C
FISCHETTI, MV
GALDIN, S
GOLDSMAN, N
HACKEL, M
HAMAGUCHI, C
HESS, K
HENNACY, K
HESTO, P
HIGMAN, JM
IIZUKA, T
JUNGEMANN, C
KAMAKURA, Y
KOSINA, H
KUNIKIYO, T
LAUX, SE
LIM, HC
MAZIAR, C
MIZUNO, H
PEIFER, HJ
RAMASWAMY, S
SANO, N
SCORBOHACI, PG
SELBERHERR, S
TAKENAKA, M
TANG, TW
TANIGUCHI, K
THOBEL, JL
THOMA, R
TOMIZAWA, K
TOMIPZAWA, M
VOGELSANG, T
WANG, SL
WANG, XL
YAO, CS
YODER, PD
YOSHII, A
机构
[1] UNIV LILLE 1,DEPT HYPERFREQUENCES & SEMICOND,IEMN,CNRS,UA 9929,F-59655 VILLENEUVE DASCQ,FRANCE
[2] UNIV MODENA,I-41100 MODENA,ITALY
[3] UNIV PARIS 11,INST ELECTR FONDAMENTALE,CNRS,URA 22,F-91405 ORSAY,FRANCE
[4] STANFORD UNIV,INTEGRATED CIRCUITS LAB,STANFORD,CA 94305
[5] UNIV AACHEN,INST THEORET ELEKTROTECH,D-52056 AACHEN,GERMANY
[6] IBM CORP,THOMAS J WATSON RES CTR,DIV RES,YORKTOWN HTS,NY 10598
[7] UNIV MARYLAND,DEPT ELECT ENGN,COLLEGE PK,MD 20742
[8] TECH UNIV VIENNA,INST MICROELECTR,A-1040 VIENNA,AUSTRIA
[9] OSAKA UNIV,DEPT ELECTR ENGN,SUITA,OSAKA 565,JAPAN
[10] UNIV ILLINOIS,BECKMAN INST,URBANA,IL 61801
[11] NEC CORP LTD,MICROELECTR RES LABS,SAGAMIHARA,KANAGAWA 229,JAPAN
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1109/16.310119
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this work we have undertaken a comparison of several previously reported computer codes which solve the semi-classical Boltzmann equation for electron transport in silicon. Most of the codes are based on the Monte Carlo particle technique, and have been used here to calculate a relatively simple set of transport characteristics, such as the average electron energy. The results have been contributed by researchers from Japan, Europe, and the United States, and the results were subsequently collected by an independent observer. Although the computed data vary widely, depending on the models and input parameters which are used, they provide for the first time a quantitative (though not comprehensive) comparison of Boltzmann Equation solutions.
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页码:1646 / 1654
页数:9
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