Transition of equilibrium stochastic to unidirectional velocity vectors in a nanowire subjected to a towering electric field

• Main Authors: Arora, Vijay Kumar, Chek, Desmond C. Y., Tan, Michael Loong Peng, Hashim, Abd Manaf
• Format: Article
• Published: American Institute of Physics 2010
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/26564/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3514128

The equilibrium Fermi–Dirac distribution is revealed to transform to an asymmetric distribution in a very high electric field where the energy gained (or lost) in a mean free path is of paramount importance. The equilibrium stochastic velocity vectors randomly oriented in and opposite to the quasifr...