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Electric Field Dependent Plasma Oscillations in Semiconductors
Author(s) -
Krishnamurthy B. S.,
Paranjape V. V.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.19700400122
Subject(s) - electric field , plasma , electron , physics , plasma oscillation , dispersion relation , semiconductor , excitation , attenuation , momentum (technical analysis) , kinetic energy , distribution function , condensed matter physics , field (mathematics) , atomic physics , quantum electrodynamics , quantum mechanics , mathematics , finance , pure mathematics , economics
The direct effect of the electric field on the electron plasma dispersion relation in semiconductors with simple parabolic band model is investigated by the kinetic method. A model distribution function has been invoked which takes into account the fluctuation in density and momentum of electrons. The possibility of amplification or attenuation of the plasma excitation is discussed.
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