Theory of high field carrier transport and impact ionization in wurtzite GaN. Part I: A full band Monte Carlo model

2009 ◽  
Vol 106 (6) ◽  
pp. 063718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Bertazzi ◽  
Michele Moresco ◽  
Enrico Bellotti
1999 ◽  
Vol 4 (S1) ◽  
pp. 781-786
Author(s):  
E. Bellotti ◽  
B. Doshi ◽  
K. F. Brennan ◽  
P. P. Ruden

Ensemble Monte Carlo calculations of electron transport at high applied electric field strengths in bulk, wurtzite phase InN are presented. The calculations are performed using a full band Monte Carlo simulation that includes a pseudopotential band structure, all of the relevant phonon scattering agents, and numerically derived impact ionization transition rates. The full details of the first five conduction bands, which extend in energy to about 8 eV above the conduction band minimum, are included in the simulation. The electron initiated impact ionization coefficients and quantum yield are calculated using the full band Monte Carlo model. Comparison is made to previous calculations for bulk GaN and ZnS. It is found that owing to the narrower band gap in InN, a lower breakdown field exists than in either GaN or ZnS.


1998 ◽  
Vol 537 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Bellotti ◽  
B. Doshi ◽  
K. F. Brennan ◽  
P. P. Ruden

AbstractEnsemble Monte Carlo calculations of electron transport at high applied electric field strengths in bulk, wurtzite phase InN are presented. The calculations are performed using a full band Monte Carlo simulation that includes a pseudopotential band structure, all of the relevant phonon scattering agents, and numerically derived impact ionization transition rates. The full details of the first five conduction bands, which extend in energy to about 8 eV above the conduction band minimum, are included in the simulation. The electron initiated impact ionization coefficients and quantum yield are calculated using the full band Monte Carlo model. Comparison is made to previous calculations for bulk GaN and ZnS. It is found that owing to the narrower band gap in InN, a lower breakdown field exists than in either GaN or ZnS.


2000 ◽  
Vol 338-342 ◽  
pp. 765-768 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.-E. Nilsson ◽  
E. Bellotti ◽  
K.F. Brennan ◽  
M. Hjelm

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (6) ◽  
pp. 3389-3394 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.-E. Nilsson ◽  
U. Englund ◽  
M. Hjelm ◽  
E. Bellotti ◽  
K. Brennan

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. S206-S208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niels Fitzer ◽  
Angelika Kuligk ◽  
Ronald Redmer ◽  
Martin Städele ◽  
Stephen M Goodnick ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Bertazzi ◽  
Michele Penna ◽  
Michele Goano ◽  
Enrico Bellotti

VLSI Design ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 41-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. M. Bufler ◽  
P. Graf ◽  
B. Meinerzhagen

Monte Carlo results are presented for the velocity-field characteristics of holes in (i) unstrained Si, (ii) strained Si and (iii) strained SiGe using a full band model as well as an analytic nonparabolic and anisotropic band structure description. The full band Monte Carlo simulations show a strong enhancement of the drift velocity in strained Si up to intermediate fields, but yield the same saturation velocity as in unstrained Si. The drift velocity in strained SiGe is also significantly enhanced for low fields while being substantially reduced in the high-field regime. The results of the analytic band models agree well with the full band results up to medium field strengths and only the saturation velocity is significantly underestimated.


2015 ◽  
Vol 647 ◽  
pp. 012056 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Talbo ◽  
J Mateos ◽  
T González ◽  
Y Lechaux ◽  
N Wichmann ◽  
...  

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