Intrinsic Semiconductors

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Intrinsic Semiconductors: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Intrinsic Semiconductor, Electrical Conductivity of Intrinsic Semiconductor, Electrons and Holes & Energy Level Diagram of Intrinsic Semiconductor etc.

Important Questions on Intrinsic Semiconductors

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Fermi energy level for intrinsic semiconductors lies at _____ of the band gap.

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Fermi energy level for intrinsic semiconductors lies at middle of the band gap.

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Draw energy band diagram of p & n type semiconductors. Also write two differences between p and n type semiconductors. 

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Fermi energy level for intrinsic semiconductors lies.

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Draw the energy band diagram when intrinsic semiconductor (Ge) is doped with impurity atoms of Antimony (Sb). Name the extrinsic semiconductor so obtained and majority charge carriers in it.

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In a pure semiconductor, electric current is due to_________.

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In a p–type semiconductor, the concentration of holes is2 × 1015 cm-3  The intrinsic carrier concentration is2 × 1010 cm-3 . The concentration of electrons will be.

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Assertion : An n-type semiconductor has a large number of electrons but still it is electrically neutral.

 Reason : An n-type semiconductor is obtained by doping an intrinsic semiconductor with a pentavalent impurity. 

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The conductivity of a semiconductor sample having electron concentration of 5×1018 electrons m-3, hole concentration of 5×1019 holes m-3, electron mobility of 2.0 m2 V-1 s-1 and hole mobility of 0.01 m2 V-1 s-1 is
(Take charge of an electron as 1.6×10-19 C )
 

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If the mobility of electron in an n-type semiconductor is 3850 cm2V-1s-1, then determine the density of donor atoms to be added to intrinsic germanium specimen to make it an n-type semiconductor of conductivity 5 mho/cm

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A piece of copper and the other germanium are cooked from room temperature at 80K, then which of the following would be a correct statement?

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When the electrical conductivity of a semiconductor is due to the breaking of its covalent bonds, then the semiconductor is said to be

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The mobility of free electrons is greater than that of free holes because

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The truth table of a logic gate is given as

Input Output
1 0
0 1

What is the gate?

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The current density (J) for an intrinsic semiconductor is given by which of the following equations:

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When the conductivity of a semiconductor is only due to breaking of covalent bonds, the semiconductors is called:

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A pure Si crystal has 5×1028 atoms m-3. It is doped by 1 ppm concentration of pentavalent As. The number of holes is (approximately). (Given thatni=1.5×1016 m-3

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Calculate the conductivity of pure silicon at room temperature when concentration of carrier is 1.6×1010 per -cm3
Take μe=1500 cm2/volt-sec, and μh=500 cm2/volt-sec at room temp.

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When the electrical conductivity of a semi-conductor is due to the breaking of its covalent bonds, then the semiconductor is said to be

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At absolute zero temperature, intrinsic Germanium and intrinsic Silicon are