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A fully quantum theory of phonon-limited electron transport in semiconductors is applied to a homogeneous steady-state situation to investigate the difference between quantum results and the results of a semiclassical theory. The Wigner function is used for the quantum approach, and Monte Carlo simulations are performed in both semiclassical and quantum theories. In the considered case, hot-electron transport in a simple silicon model at 77 K, very little difference has been found since collisional broadening changes the possible final states of the electronic transitions without altering in a significant way the total scattering rate and therefore the momentum relaxation efficiency of phonon scattering.
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Ferrari, G., Cancellieri, E., Bordone, P., Jacoboni, C. (2006). Quantum Phonon-Limited High-Field Electron Transport in Semiconductors. In: Saraniti, M., Ravaioli, U. (eds) Nonequilibrium Carrier Dynamics in Semiconductors. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 110. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36588-4_68
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