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High-Field Charge Transport and Fluctuation Phenomena in Semiconductors from First Principles
High-Field Charge Transport and Fluctuation Phenomena in Semiconductors from First Princip...
High-Field Charge Transport and Fluctuation Phenomena in Semiconductors from First Principles

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자료유형  
 학위논문 서양
최종처리일시  
20260202103653
ISBN  
9798290629865
DDC  
546.73
저자명  
Hatanpaa, Benjamin Henrik James.
서명/저자  
High-Field Charge Transport and Fluctuation Phenomena in Semiconductors from First Principles
발행사항  
[Sl] : California Institute of Technology, 2025
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
형태사항  
120 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-01, Section: B.
주기사항  
Advisor: Minnich, Austin.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--California Institute of Technology, 2025.
초록/해제  
요약Charge transport and dynamics in semiconductors determine the limits of contemporary high-performance electronic devices. Previously, in order to understand the microscopic mechanisms underlying charge transport, and to efficiently find novel materials for new applications, computational methods were limited to using parameterized scattering rates and simplistic band structure models as inputs. However, with ab-initio methods, only the atomic identities and lattice vectors are needed as inputs. These methods have the capability of providing insights not possible with methods that rely on empirical data, and predicting properties for not-yet-synthesized materials.While ab-initio computation of low-field transport properties have become common in recent years, these methods have not been extensively applied to non-equilibrium phenomena. In addition, the ab-initio simulation of fluctuational properties (such as the diffusion coefficient or power spectral density of current fluctuations) is an area that has been minimally explored. In order to approach quantum-limited noise levels in devices, a better understanding of the mechanisms that govern electronic noise away from equilibrium is needed.Thus, motivated by this, the overarching goal of this work is to develop and use first-principles methods to gain insight into the scattering processes that govern high-field electronic transport and noise in well-known semiconductors, and to use the same approach to make predictions and identify promising device applications for novel materials.The warm electron tensor is a quantity that describes the quadratic change of conductivity with electric field, which provides a quantitative way to examine the heating of the electron gas. However, this has not been examined from first-principles previously. In this work, we report the warm electron tensor of n-Si computed over a large temperature range, and find that the most commonly used order of perturbation theory only captures the qualitative change of the warm electron tensor with angle. However, by including the next-to-leading order two-phonon scattering term in our approach, we find near-quantitative agreement. This finding indicates that two-phonon scattering has a non-negligible role to play in transport in nonpolar semiconductors.We continue our investigation of n-Si by examining the diffusion coefficient and its anisotropy by applying our Boltzmann transport framework to fluctuational variables. We find that the qualitative features of the anisotropy are correct, but its magnitude is greatly underestimated in comparison to experimental data, while the onset of the noise is overestimated. While this suggests an incorrect description of f-type scattering in our work, by computing the frequency dependence of the diffusion coefficient as well as the piezoresistivity (two observables sensitive to the balance of f- and g-type scattering), we find that the qualitative agreement of these two observables with experiment shows that such a discrepancy cannot be due to an incorrect description. Instead, we suggest that the experiment contains charge transport phenomena not accounted for by our electron-phonon scattering framework.Finally, we use the same approach to investigate the high-field transport and noise in the novel ultra-wide-bandgap semiconductor cubic boron nitride (c-BN). While c-BN is known for its excellent mechanical and thermal properties, its high predicted saturation velocity and breakdown field make it a promising candidate in high-power and high-frequency devices. However, very few experimental and theoretical studies have probed its transport properties. Here, we show that c-BN exhibits a negative differential resistance (NDR) region below 140 K, and show that the cause is due to an abrupt valley repopulation effect with applied electric field. We also show that the intervalley time in c-BN is extremely large, on the order of diamond, and that this large intervalley time causes a distinct noise peak, most prominent at low temperatures. We discuss how the NDR region and large intervalley time make c-BN a potential candidate for transferred-electron devices and Gunn oscillators, respectively.
일반주제명  
Boron
일반주제명  
Diamonds
일반주제명  
Semiconductors
일반주제명  
Electric fields
일반주제명  
Energy
일반주제명  
Deformation
일반주제명  
Acoustics
기타저자  
California Institute of Technology Engineering and Applied Science
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-01B.
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■520    ▼aCharge  transport  and  dynamics  in  semiconductors  determine  the  limits  of  contemporary  high-performance  electronic  devices.  Previously,  in  order  to  understand  the  microscopic  mechanisms  underlying  charge  transport,  and  to  efficiently  find  novel  materials  for  new  applications,  computational  methods  were  limited  to  using  parameterized  scattering  rates  and  simplistic  band  structure  models  as  inputs.  However,  with  ab-initio  methods,  only  the  atomic  identities  and  lattice  vectors  are  needed  as  inputs.  These  methods  have  the  capability  of  providing  insights  not  possible  with  methods  that  rely  on  empirical  data,  and  predicting  properties  for  not-yet-synthesized  materials.While  ab-initio  computation  of  low-field  transport  properties  have  become  common  in  recent  years,  these  methods  have  not  been  extensively  applied  to  non-equilibrium  phenomena.  In  addition,  the  ab-initio  simulation  of  fluctuational  properties  (such  as  the  diffusion  coefficient  or  power  spectral  density  of  current  fluctuations)  is  an  area  that  has  been  minimally  explored.  In  order  to  approach  quantum-limited  noise  levels  in  devices,  a  better  understanding  of  the  mechanisms  that  govern  electronic  noise  away  from  equilibrium  is  needed.Thus,  motivated  by  this,  the  overarching  goal  of  this  work  is  to  develop  and  use  first-principles  methods  to  gain  insight  into  the  scattering  processes  that  govern  high-field  electronic  transport  and  noise  in  well-known  semiconductors,  and  to  use  the  same  approach  to  make  predictions  and  identify  promising  device  applications  for  novel  materials.The  warm  electron  tensor  is  a  quantity  that  describes  the  quadratic  change  of  conductivity  with  electric  field,  which  provides  a  quantitative  way  to  examine  the  heating  of  the  electron  gas.  However,  this  has  not  been  examined  from  first-principles  previously.  In  this  work,  we  report  the  warm  electron  tensor  of  n-Si  computed  over  a  large  temperature  range,  and  find  that  the  most  commonly  used  order  of  perturbation  theory  only  captures  the  qualitative  change  of  the  warm  electron  tensor  with  angle.  However,  by  including  the  next-to-leading  order  two-phonon  scattering  term  in  our  approach,  we  find  near-quantitative  agreement.  This  finding  indicates  that  two-phonon  scattering  has  a  non-negligible  role  to  play  in  transport  in  nonpolar  semiconductors.We  continue  our  investigation  of  n-Si  by  examining  the  diffusion  coefficient  and  its  anisotropy  by  applying  our  Boltzmann  transport  framework  to  fluctuational  variables.  We  find  that  the  qualitative  features  of  the  anisotropy  are  correct,  but  its  magnitude  is  greatly  underestimated  in  comparison  to  experimental  data,  while  the  onset  of  the  noise  is  overestimated.  While  this  suggests  an  incorrect  description  of  f-type  scattering  in  our  work,  by  computing  the  frequency  dependence  of  the  diffusion  coefficient  as  well  as  the  piezoresistivity  (two  observables  sensitive  to  the  balance  of  f-  and  g-type  scattering),  we  find  that  the  qualitative  agreement  of  these  two  observables  with  experiment  shows  that  such  a  discrepancy  cannot  be  due  to  an  incorrect  description.  Instead,  we  suggest  that  the  experiment  contains  charge  transport  phenomena  not  accounted  for  by  our  electron-phonon  scattering  framework.Finally,  we  use  the  same  approach  to  investigate  the  high-field  transport  and  noise  in  the  novel  ultra-wide-bandgap  semiconductor  cubic  boron  nitride  (c-BN).  While  c-BN  is  known  for  its  excellent  mechanical  and  thermal  properties,  its  high  predicted  saturation  velocity  and  breakdown  field  make  it  a  promising  candidate  in  high-power  and  high-frequency  devices.  However,  very  few  experimental  and  theoretical  studies  have  probed  its  transport  properties.  Here,  we  show  that  c-BN  exhibits  a  negative  differential  resistance  (NDR)  region  below  140  K,  and  show  that  the  cause  is  due  to  an  abrupt  valley  repopulation  effect  with  applied  electric  field.  We  also  show  that  the  intervalley  time  in  c-BN  is  extremely  large,  on  the  order  of  diamond,  and  that  this  large  intervalley  time  causes  a  distinct  noise  peak,  most  prominent  at  low  temperatures.  We  discuss  how  the  NDR  region  and  large  intervalley  time  make  c-BN  a  potential  candidate  for  transferred-electron  devices  and  Gunn  oscillators,  respectively.
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