Minority-charge-carrier mobility at low injection level in semiconductors
From the kinetic equations, the distribution functions for majority and minority charge carriers are obtained at a low injection level. For describing the electron-hole collisions, the Landau collision integral is used. The carrier scattering at ionized or neutral impurity and at acoustic phonons is taken into account. The majority-carrier distribution function is presented in the analytical form. The minority-carrier mobility is calculated and analyzed, and the features of its behavior at low temperatures are revealed. It follows from the developed theory that the hole mobility in an n-type material increases with doping and neutral-impurity concentration. This effect is attributed to mutual charge-carrier collisions and different effective masses of different-sign carriers.
- OSTI ID:
- 22004838
- Journal Information:
- Semiconductors, Journal Name: Semiconductors Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 45; ISSN SMICES; ISSN 1063-7826
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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