Hot Electrons in Semiconductor Devices

by Serge Luryi
Chapter 17 in Hot Electrons in Semiconductors
ed by N. Balkan, (Oxford University Press, 1997) pp. 385-427.

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Table of Contents:

[ Sect. 1, Plain PostScript, 12K ] "What is a hot electron device ?"

[ Sect. 2, Plain PostScript, 57K ] "Nonequilibrium electron ensembles"
Sect. 2.1 "Quasi-thermal."
Sect. 2.2 "Ballistic."
Sect. 2.3 "Mesoscopic."

[ Sect. 3, Plain PostScript 100K ] "Hot electron diodes and transistors"
Sect. 3.1 "Real-space transfer diodes."
Sect. 3.2 "Multi-terminal real-space transfer devices."
Sect. 3.3 "Ballistic transistors."
Sect. 3.4 "Coherent transistor."

[ Sect. 4, Plain PostScript, 85K ] "Hot electrons in lasers"
Sect. 4.1 "Quantum cascade lasers."
Sect. 4.2 "Hot-electron lasers."

[ Sect. 5, Plain PostScript, 10K ] "Conclusion"

[ Refs, Plain PostScript, 64K ] REFERENCES

[ Caps, Plain PostScript, 26K ] FIGURE CAPTIONS

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