Abstract
A molecular dynamics simulation of conduction-band transport in diamond has been carried out which combines classical propagation of electrons with choice of scattering events determined by a Monte Carlo algorithm using quantum mechanical rates. The high field regime is dominated by hot optical phonon scattering for n/spl les/10/sup 19/ cm/sup -3/ and by electron-plasmons (e-pl) emission for higher electron concentrations. Electron-electron (e-e) and electron-hole (e-h) binary processes do not significantly influence the transport characteristics but extend the high-energy tail and asymmetry of the electron distribution, making it more Maxwellian. The results demonstrate the possibility of achieving quasi-ballistic transport in thin diamond films with a significant portion of the field energy imparted to the electrons even at high fields (F/spl ap/10/sup 2/V//spl mu/m) and electron concentrations up to n/spl ap/10/sup 19/ cm/sup -3/.
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