Adama Science and Technology University School of Applied Natural Sciences Department of Applied Physics Electronics Device Assignment I (30%)

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Adama Science and Technology University

School of Applied Natural Sciences


Department of Applied Physics
Electronics device Assignment I (30%)

1. An unknown semiconductor has Eg = 1.1eV and Nc = Nv. It is doped with 1015 cm-3
donors, where the donor level is 0.2 eV below Ec. Given that is EF is 0.25 eV below
Ec, calculate ni, and the concentration of electrons and holes in the semiconductor at
300 K.
2. Derive an expression relating the intrinsic level E i to the center of the band gap Eg/2.
Calculate the displacement of Ei from Eg/2 for Si at 300K, assuming the effective
mass values for electrons and holes are l.lm0 and 0.56m0 respectively
3. A new semiconductor has Nc = 1019 cm-3, Nv = 5 x 1018 cm-3, and Eg = 2 eV. If it is
doped with 1017 donors (fully ionized), calculate the electron, hole, and intrinsic
carrier concentrations at 627°C. Sketch the simplified band diagram, showing the
position of EF.
4. (a) Show that the minimum conductivity of a semiconductor sample occurs when n0

μp
=ni
√ μn
[Hint, begin with Eq. (3-43) and apply Eq. (3-24 from the text).

(b) What is the expression for the minimum conductivityσ min?


(c) Calculate σ minfor Si at 300 K and compare with the intrinsic conductivity
5. A Si sample is doped with 1017 boron atoms/cm3. What is the electron concentration
no at 300 K? What is the resistivity?
6. Describe the formation of electron-hole pair in semiconductor materials using energy
band diagram.
7. Describe the difference between intrinsic carrier concentration and equilibrium carrier
concentration.
8. What is recombination? And describe the difference between direct and indirect
recombination using energy band diagram.
9. List the different components of current in semiconductor materials and derive an
expression for drift current density due to electrons.
10. What is the effect of temperature on carrier mobility in semiconductor materials?

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