PHY.K02UF Molecular and Solid State Physics

Drift and diffusion

In the model of diffusive transport, electrons repeatedly scatter with a scattering time $\tau$. After a scattering event, the electrons move in a random direction. Between scattering events, the electrons move under the influence of the applied electric and magnetic fields. In the simulation below, the blue dots represent electrons. The red dot is the average initial position of the electrons, and the green dot is the average position. Press the button to start the simulation again.

$y$ [μm]

$x$ [μm]

time:  s, $θ_H=$  [rad]

$m=$  [kg], $q=$  [C], $dt=$  [s]

$B_{z}=$ 2 [T]

$E_x=$ 1E5 [V/m]

$E_y=$ 0 [V/m]

$τ_{sc}=$ 2 [s]

The parameters of the simulation can be adjusted with the sliders. There are buttons to start the simulation with certain preset conditions.