Semiconductor Material

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Semiconductor Material: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Current Carriers,Electrons and Holes,Conduction Band and Valence Band in Semiconductors, etc.

Important Questions on Semiconductor Material

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Is Fermi level of n type semiconductor is near conduction band?

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The resistivity (ρ) of semiconductor varies with temperature. Which of the following curve represents the correct behaviour?

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The band gap in germanium is E=0.68 eV. Assuming that the number of hole-electron pairs is proportional to e-E2kT . Find the percentage increase in the number of charge carriers in pure germanium as the temperature is increased from 300 K to 320 K.

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A photodetector is made from a semiconductor with Eg= 0.75 eV. Calculate the maximum wavelength which it can detect.

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Consider the statements
In a semi conductor
(A) There are no free electrons at 0 K.
(B) There are no free electrons at any temperature
(C) The number of free electrons increases with temperature,
(D) The number of free electrons is less than that in a conductor.

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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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How current is conducted in intrinsic semiconductor?

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The probability of electrons to be found in the conduction band of an intrinsic semiconductor at finite temperature is which of the following?

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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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Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity?

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

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Describe the conduction band and valence band in semiconductors.

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The mobility of conduction electrons is greater than that of holes, since electrons

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Define electron motion in a semiconductor.

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The truth table of a logic gate is given as

Input Output
1 0
0 1

What is the gate?