Monte Carlo simulation of electron transport in mercury cadmium telluride

Monte Carlo simulations were used to study the mobility and steady state velocity-field properties of electron transport in mercury cadmium telluride. Results show an increase in the screening length as the electric field increases, a dependence more predominant in low carrier concentrations. Degeneracy effects along with the screening length dependence on the distribution function were also found to affect electron mobilities and drift velocities despite low carrier concentrations.