Long-time tail of the autocorrelation function for electron drift in high electric fields in silicon

D. K. Ferry

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Abstract

The velocity autocorrelation (t) function is calculated for electrons moving along a high electric field in n-type silicon. For short times t, it varies as exp(-t0), but for times greater than approximately 1.50, the short-time exponential decay appears to go over to a t-32 decay. This representation covers the initial relaxation, but a second exponential also appears as relaxation to the nonequilibrium steady state occurs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)758-760
Number of pages3
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume45
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 1980
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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