On the Validity of Momentum Relaxation Time in Low-Dimensional Carrier Gases

Z. Stanojevic, O. Baumgartner, M. Karner, La. Filipovic, C. Kernstock, H. Kosina
The momentum relaxation time (MRT) is widely used to simplify low-field mobility calculations including anisotropic scattering processes. Although not always fully justified, it has been very practical in simulating transport in bulk and in direction quantity low-dimensional carrier gases alike. We review the assumptions behind the MRT, quantify the error introduced by its usage forrnlow-dimensional carrier gases, and point out its weakness in accounting for inter-subband interaction, occurring specifically at low inversion densities.
Publication date: 11 September 2014
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