We present a model for the description of the fluctuations generated by the exchange of carriers through a semiconductor interface. The model describes the fluctuations by means of a set of interfacial fluctuating terms, implemented into the corresponding fluctuating boundary conditions. Our...

The methods of non-equilibrium thermodynamics of systems with an interface have been applied to the study of thermionic emission processes in abrupt semiconductor junctions, including the effects of surface states. Our analysis covers different situations of interest, concerning unipolar and...