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'''Carrier Mobility''' ('''μ<sub>n,p</sub>''') is the measure of ease of [[charge carrier]] drift. That is, a measure of how quickly a [[charge carrier]] can move through a material. For example, how quickly an [[electron]] can travel through a [[semiconductor]]. | '''Carrier Mobility''' ('''μ<sub>n,p</sub>''') is the measure of ease of [[charge carrier]] drift. That is, a measure of how quickly a [[charge carrier]] can move through a material. For example, how quickly an [[electron]] can travel through a [[semiconductor]]. | ||
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Carrier Mobility (μn,p) is the measure of ease of charge carrier drift. That is, a measure of how quickly a charge carrier can move through a material. For example, how quickly an electron can travel through a semiconductor.
Overview
When an electric field is applied across a material, the electrons gain a net velocity in the direction of the field called the drift velocity, defined as
Where the carrier mobility [cm2/Vs] is defined as
Note that this is for both electrons () and holes ().