Ijaz−ur−Rahman, Khuram Shahzad Ahmed
Abstract
The mean free path of an electron in a thin metal film is calculated assuming an exponential probability distribution of the free paths of conduction electrons and a surface specularity parameter p. The calculation differs from that of Fuchs in that no Boltzmann transport equation is used.
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The mean free path of an electron in a thin metal film is calculated assuming an exponential probability distribution of the free paths of conduction electrons and a surface specularity parameter p. The calculation differs from that of Fuchs in that no Boltzmann transport equation is used.
Key concepts: Specularity, Mean free path, Electron, Boltzmann equation, Condensed matter physics, Thermal conduction, Free electron model, Thin film