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Electronic Devices Tutorial - 1: Prof. Sanket Goel & Dr. Surya Shankar Dan

This document contains an electronic devices tutorial covering 6 problems on crystal lattices and semiconductor materials properties. The problems calculate lattice constants and densities, examine crystal structure packing, and determine lattice matching compositions.

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Electronic Devices Tutorial - 1: Prof. Sanket Goel & Dr. Surya Shankar Dan

This document contains an electronic devices tutorial covering 6 problems on crystal lattices and semiconductor materials properties. The problems calculate lattice constants and densities, examine crystal structure packing, and determine lattice matching compositions.

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Electronic Devices Tutorial - 1

Prof. Sanket Goel & Dr. Surya Shankar Dan

Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering


Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

Mon 08 Aug 16 (Tut 01) ECE/EEE/INSTR F214 1/7


Problem 1

Find the Miller indices for the planes illustrated in the following figure:

(a) (b)
Figure

Mon 08 Aug 16 (Tut 01) ECE/EEE/INSTR F214 2/7


Problem 2

What is the packing fraction of an FCC lattice in which the radius of each
of the atoms at the face centers is 1.4 times the radius of each of the
atoms at the corners?

Mon 08 Aug 16 (Tut 01) ECE/EEE/INSTR F214 3/7


Problem 3

Calculate the densities of Si and GaAs using the following data:


Avogadro’s No (atoms/mol): 6.02 × 1023
Atomic weight (gm/mol) of Si: 28.1, Ga: 69.7, As: 74.9
Lattice constant (Å) of Si: 5.43, GaAs: 5.65

Mon 08 Aug 16 (Tut 01) ECE/EEE/INSTR F214 4/7


Problem 4

Pictorially show that a BCC lattice is essentially two interpenetrating SC


lattice. What is the offset between the two SC lattices?

Mon 08 Aug 16 (Tut 01) ECE/EEE/INSTR F214 5/7


Problem 5

Find the packing fraction of diamond lattice (Zinc Blende structure).

Mon 08 Aug 16 (Tut 01) ECE/EEE/INSTR F214 6/7


Problem 6

Assuming that the lattice constant of a ternary alloy varies linearly with the
mole fraction (or “composition”), for what composition ‘x’ will AlSbx As1−x
be exactly lattice matched with InP?
Given: lattice constants of AlSb: 6.14 Å, AlAs: 5.66 Å & InP: 5.87 Å.

Mon 08 Aug 16 (Tut 01) ECE/EEE/INSTR F214 7/7

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