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Electric conduction in solids: a pedagogical approach supported by laboratory measurements and computer modelling environments

A. BonuraM. C. CapizzoC. FazioI. GuastellaB. G. SidharthF. HonsellO. MansuttiK. SreenivasanA. De Angelis

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EngineeringNetLogoElectrical resistivity and conductivitybusiness.industryMechanical engineeringElectric propertiesComputer modellingComputer aided instructionbusinessThermal conductioncomputerComputer modeling Semiconductor device modeling Electrical properties Electrical resistivity Semiconductorscomputer.programming_language

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In this paper we present a pedagogic approach aimed at modeling electric conduction in semiconductors, built by using NetLogo, a programmable modeling environment for building and exploring multi‐agent systems. ‘Virtual experiments’ are implemented to confront predictions of different microscopic models with real measurements of electric properties of matter, such as resistivity. The relations between these electric properties and other physical variables, like temperature, are, then, analyzed.

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2008-01-01
10.1063/1.2947690http://hdl.handle.net/10447/21954