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The Monte Carlo method for the solution of charge transport in semiconductors with applications to covalent materials

Carlo Jacoboni and Lino Reggiani

Carlo Jacoboni and Lino Reggiani

  • Gruppo Nazionale di Struttura della Materia, Istituto di Fisica dell'Università di Modena, Via Campi 213/A, 41100 Modena Italy

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Rev. Mod. Phys. 55, 645 – Published 1 July, 1983

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.55.645

Abstract

This review presents in a comprehensive and tutorial form the basic principles of the Monte Carlo method, as applied to the solution of transport problems in semiconductors. Sufficient details of a typical Monte Carlo simulation have been given to allow the interested reader to create his own Monte Carlo program, and the method has been briefly compared with alternative theoretical techniques. Applications have been limited to the case of covalent semiconductors. Particular attention has been paid to the evaluation of the integrated scattering probabilities, for which final expressions are given in a form suitable for their direct use. A collection of results obtained with Monte Carlo simulations is presented, with the aim of showing the power of the method in obtaining physical insights into the processes under investigation. Special technical aspects of the method and updated microscopic models have been treated in some appendixes.

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