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The Physics of Semiconductors

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Charge and heat energy can be transported through the semiconductor in the presence of appropriate (generalized) forces. Such a force can be an electric field or a temperature gradient. Both transport phenomena are coupled since electrons can transport energy and charge through the crystal. First, we will treat the charge transport as a consequence of a gradient in the Fermi level, then the heat transport upon a temperature gradient and finally the coupled system, i.e. the Peltier and Seebeck effects.

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Grundmann, M. (2010). Transport. In: The Physics of Semiconductors. Graduate Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13884-3_8

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