Abstract
The accuracy of the hydrodynamic transport model relies strongly on the proper expression of the relaxation times. A Monte Carlo study of these time constants in a highly inhomogeneous electric field is performed. The result shows that a more accurate description of the mo-bility would require higher- order moments of the distribution function beyond the average energy. The significance of the band structure and as-sumptions conventionally adopted for the hydrodynamic transport equa-tions are also discussed.
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Lee, SC., Tang, Tw. (1991). A Study of the Relaxation-Time Model based on the Monte Carlo Simulation. In: Hess, K., Leburton, J.P., Ravaioli, U. (eds) Computational Electronics. The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 113. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2124-9_24
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