Sources of fluxes of energy, heat, and diffusion heat in a bipolar semiconductor: Influence of nonequilibrium charge carriers

Yuri G. Gurevich, Igor Lashkevych

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Abstract

The equations of energy balance, heat balance, and diffusion heat balance are obtained for a bipolar semiconductor. The roles of nonequilibrium charge carriers and the recombination in the heat transport are established. The expressions for the sources of energy fluxes, heat fluxes, and diffusion heat fluxes are discussed. Both radiative and nonradiative recombinations are studied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)341-349
Number of pages9
JournalInternational Journal of Thermophysics
Volume34
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Diffusion heat flux
  • Diffusion heat source
  • Energy flux
  • Energy source
  • Heat flux
  • Heat source
  • Joule effect
  • Peltier effect
  • Thomson effect

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