Transport of Energetic Electrons in Solids Computer Simulation with Applications to Materials Analysis and Characterization /

• Main Author: Dapor, Maurizio (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, 257
• Subjects: Physics.; Solid state physics.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Materials science.; Solid State Physics.; Numerical and Computational Physics.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.

This book presents the potential of the Monte Carlo (MC) technique to solve mathematical and physical problems of great complexity. This book focusses on the study of the electron-solid interaction (transport MC) and presents some physical problems related to the transport of hot electrons in solid...

Table of Contents:

• Electron Transport in Solids
• Cross-Sections: Basic Aspects
• Scattering Mechanisms
• Random Numbers
• Monte Carlo Strategies
• Backscattering Coefficient
• Secondary Electron Yield
• Electron Energy Distributions
• Applications.