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Chapter 1 Solutions: Prob. 1.1

The document summarizes the solutions to three problems: 1) ZnS has the largest band gap (Eg) of 3.6 eV and corresponding wavelength of 0.344 μm. InSb has the smallest band gap of 0.18 eV and wavelength of 6.89 μm. The band gap decreases from Al compounds to Ga compounds to In compounds. 2) For a bcc lattice with a lattice constant of 5 Å, the maximum packing fraction is 68% and the radius of identical atoms is 2.165 Å if packed as closely as possible with nearest neighbors touching. 3) Planes are labeled for the (111) and (2 3 3) planes of a cubic structure.

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Chapter 1 Solutions: Prob. 1.1

The document summarizes the solutions to three problems: 1) ZnS has the largest band gap (Eg) of 3.6 eV and corresponding wavelength of 0.344 μm. InSb has the smallest band gap of 0.18 eV and wavelength of 6.89 μm. The band gap decreases from Al compounds to Ga compounds to In compounds. 2) For a bcc lattice with a lattice constant of 5 Å, the maximum packing fraction is 68% and the radius of identical atoms is 2.165 Å if packed as closely as possible with nearest neighbors touching. 3) Planes are labeled for the (111) and (2 3 3) planes of a cubic structure.

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Chapter 1 Solutions

Prob. 1.1
Which semiconductor in Table 1-1 has the largest Eg? the smallest? What is the
corresponding ? How is the column III component related to Eg?

largest Eg : ZnS, 3.6 eV

1.24
= = 0.344m
3.6

smallest Eg : InSb, 0.18 eV

1.24
= = 6.89m
0.18

Al compounds Eg > corresponding Ga compounds Eg > the corresponding In


compounds Eg

Prob. 1.2

For a bcc lattice of identical atoms with a lattice constant of 5 , calculate the maximum

packing fraction and the radius of the atoms treated as hard spheres with the nearest

neighbors touching.

Each corner atom in a cubic unit cell is shared with seven neighboring cells; thus, each

unit cell contains one-eighth of a sphere at each of the eight corners for a total of one

atom. The bcc cell contains one atom in the center of the cube. Thus, we have

1
Nearest atoms are at a separation 52 52 52 4.330
2

1
Radius of each atom 4.330 2.165
2

4
2.165 42.5 3
3
Volume of each atom
3
1
Number of atoms per cube 1 8 2
8

42.5 2
Packing fraction 68%.
53
Therefore, if the atoms in a bcc lattice are packed as densely as possible, with no

distance between the outer edges of nearest neighbors, 68% of the volume is filled. This

is a relatively high percentage compared with some other lattice structures.


Prob. 1.3
Label planes.

_x y z_ (111) _x y z_ (2 3 3)
3 3 3 3 2 2
1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/2 1/2
1 1 1 2 3 3

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