FUNDAMENTALNAYA I PRIKLADNAYA MATEMATIKA

(FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS)

2009, VOLUME 15, NUMBER 6, PAGES 77-97

A new numerical method for the solution of the Boltzmann equation in the semiconductor nonlinear electron transport problem

N. A. Masyukov
A. V. Dmitriev

Abstract

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A new iterative method for solving the Boltzmann transport equation in the space-uniform case is introduced. The method is based on the use of a mesh in the momentum space to represent the distribution function. In intermediate points the function is found with the help of interpolation. The method is used to study the hot-electron transport in bulk $n$-InN, which is a promising material for optoelectronic applications.

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