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Electron Transport in Zincblende Semimetals
Author(s) -
Rode D. L.,
Wiley J. D.
Publication year - 1973
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.2220560234
Subject(s) - scattering , physics , condensed matter physics , semimetal , boltzmann equation , electron , coulomb , phonon scattering , quantum mechanics , quantum electrodynamics , band gap
Iterated solutions of the Boltzmann equation with Fermi statistics are presented for the zero‐gap semimetals α‐Sn, HgSe, and HgTe. Electron scattering operators in the first Born approximation arc derived for the T 8c conduction band including piezoelectric and deformation potential scattering by acoustic phonons, polar optical mode Scattering, and Coulomb scattering. It is found that quantum corrections are, in many cases, comparable to RPA corrections but opposite in algebraic sign so that the overall corrections to the classical calculations are much smaller than previously indicated.