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Effect on impurities of one-dimensional hopping conductivity: Saturation of current

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev., B; (United States)

Hopping conductivity is considered in a one-dimensional (1D) system with a finite density of impurities which present a finite barrier to hopping. The nonlinear hopping equations, which exclude jumps to occupied sites, are solved for steady-current conditions in an applied electric field E. The current saturates at a value independent of E and of c for c approximately-less-than eaE/k/sub B/T very-much-less-than 1 where c is the impurity concentration and a the lattice spacing.

Research Organization:
Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87115
OSTI ID:
7258752
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev., B; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., B; (United States) Vol. 15:12; ISSN PLRBA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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