Intrinsic Semiconductors :
1.
A potential difference of 12 volts is applied across
the ends of the intrinsic silicon bar as shown below. Assume ni =
1.5 x 1010 electrons/cm3, µn = 1400 cm2/V-sec
and µp = 500 cm2/V-sec, find
a.
Electron and hole velocities
b.
Current density of electron and hole components
c.
Total current density
d.
Total current in the bar
e.
Conductivity and Resistivity of the bar
f.
Resistance of the bar
2.
A bar of silicon with intrinsic electron density
of 1.4 x 1016 electrons/m3 is doped with impurity atoms
until the hole density is 8.5 x 1021 holes/m3. The motilities
of the electrons and holes are µn = 1400 cm2/V-sec and µp
= 500 cm2/V-sec.
a.
Find the electron density of the extrinsic
material.
b.
Is the extrinsic material is N-type or P-type?
c.
Find the extrinsic conductivity.
3.
What is the electron velocity and hole velocity
in a silicon bar at room temperature, when an electric field intensity of 1800
V/m is established in it?
4.
Find electron mobility in a bar of intrinsic
germanium 6 cm long has a potential difference of 12 volts applied across its
ends. Assume the electron velocity in the bar is 73 m/s.
5.
A bar of intrinsic silicon 4.8 cm long has a
potential difference of 60 volts applied across its ends. If the hole velocity
in the bar is 77.5 m/s, what is the hole mobility?
6.
Find the hole and electron current densities,
and total current density of a intrinsic silicon bar when applied electric
field intensity is 500 V/m.
7.
Find the hole and electron current densities,
and total current density of a intrinsic silicon bar if the electron and hole velocities
are 130 m/s and 50 m/s.
8.
An intrinsic silicon bar has a cross sectional
area of 3 x 10-4 m2. How long should the bar be in order
that the current in it be 1.2 mA, when 9 volts is applied across its ends?
9.
An intrinsic germanium bar has 4 cm long. What should
be the dimensions of the cross section if it is to be square in shape and if
3.2 mA are to flow in the bar when 60 volts potential difference is applied
across its ends?
10.
Find the total resistance between ends A and B
of the intrinsic germanium bar shown below.
11.
Find the conductivity of germanium at room
temperature, if the mobility of electrons and holes are 3800 and 1800 cm2/V-sec
respectively.
12.
Find the drift velocity of electrons and holes
in a 1 mm length of intrinsic silicon bar at room temperature, if the applied
voltage is 10 volts.
13.
If silicon was a monovalent metal, find the
ratio of its conductivity to that of intrinsic silicon at room temperature.
14.
In a semiconductor, effective mass of electron
is 0.07m and effective mass of hole is 0.4m, where m is mass of free electron. Assume
average relaxation time for the holes is half that of electrons. Find the
mobility of holes, if the mobility of electrons is 0.8 m2/V-sec.
15.
Find the electric field required to give an
electron in silicon an average energy of 1 eV.
16.
For an intrinsic silicon of cross sectional area
of 5 cm2 and length of 0.5 cm, find the electron and hole component of
current density, if the applied electric field is 20 V/cm.
17.
Find the displacement of EFi (intrinsic
Fermi level) to the centre of forbidden band for silicon at room temperature. Assume
effective mass values of electrons and holes are 1.2m and 0.56m respectively,
where m is rest mass of electron.
18.
Find the temperature at which there is a 1%
probability that a state with energy 0.2 eV above the Fermi level will be
occupied by the electron.
19.
For germanium semiconductor, if the forbidden
gap width is 0.67 eV, then the position of Fermi level at 300oK, if
the effective mass of hole is 5 times the effective mass of electron.
20.
If the effective mass of electron is 3 times the
effective mass of hole, then find the relative distance of Fermi level in an
intrinsic semiconductor from the centre of forbidden band at room temperature.
21.
Find the intrinsic carrier concentration of
germanium at 400oK.
22.
Find the resistivity of intrinsic silicon at
300oK. Also find the resistance, if the length of the bar is 5 cm and its cross
section is 2 mm by 4 mm.
23.
Consider the intrinsic silicon at room
temperature. By what percent does the conductivity increase per degree rise in
temperature? Assume µ is independent of temperature T.
24.
Consider the intrinsic germanium at room
temperature. By what percent does the conductivity increase per degree rise in
temperature? Assume µ is independent of temperature T.
