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Theory of the Velocity-Field Characteristic of Semiconductors Exhibiting the Gunn Effect

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Recent theoretical work on the velocity-field characteristic of semiconductors exhibiting the Gunn effect is reviewed.

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Butcher, P.N. (1969). Theory of the Velocity-Field Characteristic of Semiconductors Exhibiting the Gunn Effect. In: Haidemenakis, E.D. (eds) Electronic Structures in Solids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6537-0_28

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