TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– To provide an accurate analysis of the systematic error introduced by the constant time technique free flight mechanism, due to the choice of the time step and number particles.Design/methodology/approach– A homogeneous (bulk) silicon semiconductor is studied by using direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC).Findings– The systematic error turns out to be of the first order with respect to the time step. The efficiency of the method is tackled.Research limitations/implications– The analysis is limited to the bulk case. Future researches will consider non homogeneous devicesOriginality/value– An accurate analysis of an “old” free flight mechanism has been performed, and its limits have been stated.
VL  - 24
IS  - 4
SN  - 0332-1649
DO  - 10.1108/03321640510615652
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/03321640510615652
AU  - Muscato Orazio
AU  - Wagner Wolfgang
PY  - 2005
Y1  - 2005/01/01
TI  - Time step truncation in direct simulation Monte Carlo for semiconductors
T2  - COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 1351
EP  - 1366
Y2  - 2024/04/20
ER  -