Electron-electron scattering in linear transport in two-dimensional systems

Ben Yu-Kuang Hu, Karsten Flensberg

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    Abstract

    We describe a method for numerically incorporating electron-electron scattering in quantum wells for small deviations of the distribution function from equilibrium, within the framework of the Boltzmann equation. For a given temperature T and density n, a symmetric matrix needs to be evaluated only once, and henceforth it can be used to describe electron-electron scattering in any Boltzmann equation linear-response calculation for that particular T and n. Using this method, we calculate the distribution function and mobility for electrons in a quantum well, including full finite-temperature dynamic screening effects. We find that at some parameters that we investigated, electron-electron scattering reduces the mobility by approximately 40%.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalPhysical Review B Condensed Matter
    Volume53
    Issue number5
    Pages (from-to)10072-10077
    ISSN0163-1829
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1996

    Bibliographical note

    Copyright (1996) American Physical Society.

    Keywords

    • KINETICS
    • GAS

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