ABSTRACT
Essentially all theoretical treatments of electron and hole transport in semiconductors are based upon the one-electron transport equation, usually the Boltzmann transport equation. This was illustrated in the previous chapter for near equilibrium transport, although the many-electron, kinetic picture was introduced via the Langevin equation as well. The use of the Boltzmann equation is especially prevalent in the case of high-electric-field transport, where the transport becomes quite non-equilibrium. The overriding theoretical problem in such transport is that of obtaining the solution of this transport equation to ascertain the form of the distribution function in the presence of the high field.
