
Draw the energy band diagram of a p-type semiconductor.
Important Questions on Solids

A doped semiconductor has impurity levels above the valence band. Is it an n-type semiconductor or p-type?





The band gap between the valence and the conduction bands in Germanium is . If an electron in the conduction band combines with a hole in the valence band and the excess energy is released in the form of electromagnetic radiation. Find the maximum wavelength that can be emitted in the process.

In a p-n junction, the depletion region is wide and an electric field of exists in it. Find the height of the potential barrier.
