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Hot-electron noise suppression in n-Si via the Hall effect

Materials Science 2009-01-14 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We investigate how hot-electron fluctuations in n-type Si are affected by the presence of an intense (static) magnetic field in a Hall geometry. By using the Monte Carlo method, we find that the known Hall-effect-induced redistribution of electrons among valleys can suppress electron fluctuations with a simultaneous enhancement of the drift velocity.

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@article{arxiv.0806.4955,
  title  = {Hot-electron noise suppression in n-Si via the Hall effect},
  author = {F. Ciccarello and S. Zammito and M. Zarcone},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0806.4955},
  year   = {2009}
}