Low-field and high-field electron transport in zinc blende InN

We report on the electron transport in zinc blende InN simulated by the ensemble Monte Carlo method. To obtain the relevant band structure parameters, ab initio calculations have been carried out. Then, Monte Carlo transport simulations at room temperature and over a wide range of carrier concentrat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied physics letters 2009-01, Vol.94 (2), p.022102-022102-3
Hauptverfasser: Polyakov, V. M., Schwierz, F., Fuchs, F., Furthmüller, J., Bechstedt, F.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We report on the electron transport in zinc blende InN simulated by the ensemble Monte Carlo method. To obtain the relevant band structure parameters, ab initio calculations have been carried out. Then, Monte Carlo transport simulations at room temperature and over a wide range of carrier concentrations have been performed. We obtain a steady-state peak drift velocity around 3.3 × 10 7   cm / s at an electric field of 55 kV/cm. For low-doped material, a room-temperature low-field mobility of about 6000   cm 2 / V s is calculated. A comparison with wurtzite InN does not reveal an advantage for the zinc blende InN phase regarding the electron transport.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.3059570