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What is the effect of temperature on intrinsic semiconductor?

Important Questions on Electronic Devices

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Write the truth table of two inputs NAND gate.
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Using block diagrams, name the segments of general communication system.
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In a transistor, IC=0.98, IB=20μA. Find i α and ii β Of the transistor.
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For a pure Si crystal has 5×1028 atom $\mathrm{m}^{-3}$. It is doped by 1 PPM concentration of pentavalent As. Calculate the number of electron & holes.
(Given that ni=1.5×1016 m-3 )
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State the conditions required to achieve laser action.

 

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Explain 'Conduction band', 'Valence band' and 'Energy gap' in semiconductors.
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Write two points of advantages of FM broadcasting over AM broadcasting.
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The contribution to the total current in a semiconductor, due to electrons and holes are 0.75 and 0.25 respectively. The drift velocity of electrons is 32 times that of holes at this temperature. Then the ratio between electron concentration and hole concentration is
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Match the List I with List II

  List I   List II
A Intrinsic Semiconductor I Fermi-level near valence band
B n-type semiconductor II Fermi-level at middle of valence and conduction band
C p-type semiconductor III Fermi-level near conduction band
D Metals IV Fermi-level inside conduction band

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Consider a situation in which reverse biased current of a particular P-N junction increases when it is exposed to a light of wavelength 621 nm. During this process, enhancement in carrier concentration takes place due to generation of hole-electron pairs. The value of band gap is nearly.
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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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Define small signal current gain of a transistor in common emitter configuration.
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For a p-type semiconductor, which of the following statements is true?
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At a certain temperature, the number density of charge carriers in a semiconductor is n. When an electric field is applied to it, the charge carriers drift with an average speed v. If the temperature of the semiconductor is raised.
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An intrinsic semiconductor is converted into n-type extrinsic semiconductor by doping it with:-
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Explain with the help of a labelled circuit diagram, how an n-p-n transistor can be used as an amplifier in common emitter configuration. Also, explain how input and output voltages are out of phase by180° for a common emitter transistor amplifier.
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In a p-type semiconductor, the concentration of holes is 2×1015 cm-3. The intrinsic carrier concentration is 2×1010 cm-3. The concentration of electrons will be
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With reference to semi-conductors answer the following:
i What is the change in the resistance of the semiconductor with increase in temperature?