• 文献标题:   Assessment of the Constant Phonon Relaxation Time Approximation in Electron-Phonon Coupling in Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article, Proceedings Paper
  • 作  者:   COCO M, ROMANO V
  • 作者关键词:   relaxation time, graphene, phonon, thermal effect, monte carlo
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL THEORETICAL TRANSPORT
  • ISSN:   2332-4309 EI 2332-4325
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Catania
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1080/23324309.2018.1558253
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

The importance of the correct determination of the relaxation times, entering the electron-phonon coupling, is crucial for a proper evaluation of the rise of the crystal lattice temperature induced by a flow of electrons that undergo an external electric field. We describe the crystal heating by simulating the dynamics of all the phonon branches, i.e. acoustic, optical, K and Z phonons in a suspended monolayer graphene. At each time step the charge transport is determined by means of a direct simulation Monte Carlo procedure while the evolution of the phonon distributions is evaluated by counting the emission and absorption processes in the electron-phonon scatterings. For several applied electric fields and for several positive Fermi energies, the behaviors of the crystal lattice temperature, obtained with different models of the relaxation times, are compared and discussed. The contribution of each type of phonon is highlighted as well.