Abstract:
We solve the Smoluchowski problem for the distribution of electron-gas temperatures near the metal surface in the presence of a temperature gradient normal to the surface. We assume mirror-diffusive scattering of electrons by the metal boundary. We develop a special solution method using the Neumann series.
Keywords:
metal, electron gas, temperature distribution, temperature gradient, mirror reflection coefficient.
Citation:
A. V. Latyshev, A. A. Yushkanov, “Smoluchowski problem for metals with mirror-diffusive boundary conditions”, TMF, 161:1 (2009), 95–108; Theoret. and Math. Phys., 161:1 (2009), 1403–1414