Hydrodynamic modelling of electron transport in submicron Hg0.8Cd0.2Te diodes
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We simulate electron transport in ultra small mercury-cadmium-telluride n-n-n diodes using a hydrodynamic approach. A numerical staggered solution is employed to treat the coupled hydrodynamic and Poisson equations, where the spatial profiles of the main transport parameters within the diodes are analyzed including the Auger generationrecombination processes. Our numerical results show that, even for low applied voltages, impact ionization processes are activated and affect dramatically the current-voltage characteristics of the Hg0.8Cd0.2Te diode.
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