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MopuLé 3 vesy «ss SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS Divect- and Dadivect Band demitconduc toxs Using (€)- momentum (P) Aelations wship a ek a free ection bb F= 25 * momenta. peliow us iparabaic iw y waline pt ii 3 Free elections im the conduction band by an Fee bate ae and hols om na airs Hower parcbola - “Fie gap beluieen ot p= os the bandgap Ry Accendeg cay hus jabelionshen eSroluctin am iclamidied ints (1) divect amd (it) endivect pect tage "© Fount Dirac Dttetbution inclin Rach 2 band in a cugstal accomodaly Lange umber of electron antag tenella According to Pauli exclusion Principle any Anny opel con be Occupied by tivo electrons only. One Spin up and ong Apin coum Howewr all avarlalte erway Aatis atenol filet on en 20ers bod The PA that an electron occupies m an anny Juml fal thumal eqpsilebrtiung “s FQ =) eer l+e ns u 43 Knoun as FermiPirac Qutabution ul tom, whe K> Bollgmanrs const a Re > Fear level ent ea Pormi towel & a Axference energy fovel auaed ty hy tis ep Io Ft land def Filed aay howel ak absolute. 3K0 temp (ck) Aueels bebow- Fermt Leonel re Feat howl im Conducts . Case 42 ak T=0k Pei lowl & the Upp pormost filled energy! feuel on Condudeor ab ok. (D for ergy dowels & Ieeng below Epi > Rep R-kp os y sonlile | 1@ =~ Fa ~ ine? 0 f@=4 dy Ae thal abl nay “ul be elour Ep au occupied (ii) For ewyy levels above. Ep i> e>Ep REP ts a positive tes. ul $C) = 7 eee = 3B (er 3% = 42° Zhang 2 - FtO=0 indecte feck agg donteoine E; at T=o0k Ep “Ths umplics thal the pat + | al ay fet deal cea femperabare ‘above. OK & Ober 58/. ore at lemperatuars above ok, 2 oe bs delened be amerege enuagy possessed 4 elections Paaticipaling in conduction eprocess +n a Condudtr- Carnier Concentration im cemiconductos Corer concentration is the number of elections in te conduction band por unk Volume (“n) and. the wn Teles me tht yotence © band per unit Ce) i the malinial Carrer concentration us Knoun, +s densite col charge corutrs Coneentration im conduction band (1) b thy ofssfotes ests me elective mas FE paw > [Ram concantiations ade ayia. re[M= P=: | ™ lection concentration in conduction band is N LD Ne 27 Fe-FOMkT ;™ hot concentration “1 Valente band u pees oi 0/5 n=P | we eke D/eT = eer eer Taki logarithm. on ott S¢les In Ne —(SezxEe)= tn wv — FE) Eerevo fe ter — We [NY 2. Cem kT) Ky x ee 2 Game kt x =KT Inf) ™ ¢ met Bethy + 3kT tn mit a ay me le © Dy an mmbhinyte semiconductor the fermi lual lias im the middle of the forbs: Aden, Or he, at Lies fratl-way belivten valence band. and conduction band jn ed semiconductor [Note « do a semiconductor, Lhe ferme Jowell asprevenly bhi awrrage tounge of charge COANLUS foatiapabig in conduction Fevmi Lin Extrinsic Semiconductor (p4 ox} * z ype Bescon iductor ] I Conduchon Band Ee —t nm a &------------- En gE, —_—_——_—____— : Valence Band a ductor fermi kn P Lape semiconductor fami ‘to fe dol rift bom Ere to Erp fowerds valence bands Ramilemel te nee the muddle faek amd Lop of, the T Effect of tmperainn on Firmi Lent W Dan Bipe semiconductor | dn n bipe semiconduclsy al lou lamperatious, ome donoy ale are onized ancl provide cluchions fe the conduction bamd; while oth Atmains nuchal As electrons in the conduction banc ne only deb transition fiom donor levels, the Fermifouel must Le eo the donov energy fuel and botlom of eonduchon band - Whin T=ok, Fen aon of a ction ee Belt OO or hae gid As. the b intlunel 0" 25 dournwrand Bp bepeutae ong tien 4 donox Lovels Ta, the fermi cointide will conor louel Ep 7 | '@ (2) Qn P type semiconductor Tn P kipe semiconductor, at lou fem peroion holes in thi valence band are only due to transition of -electiens From valance band te the accep lor fowl , As valence band i the source of elucbions and the Occeptoy lowels are. the Aucipieats for them, the feamt loach smut Hie beluear thr tap of wale bon ond aceepter zneey Lew Whun TE Ok, fermi level Erp Lies "Peny belioeen acceptor Lowel ancl tap of valerie bard - As? the 1) imencases, ‘the acceploy Lewels dilly got fled amd the fermt Lowel mons upwoel 2 of salvation toy fovels, Ts, dowel Coencide whe hictes lenel En Sona) E IL. Effect of impunity concentration on_Fermt tel Dn pe Semicon duc lov “The addilion af donor emprwidy te an. entyinsic Aemtoonductoy feads t formalin of dlonos layely below- the bottom. edge of conduction bands At low- fry wily concentalin| the ‘atoms ax distant Spaced from one. anothy @leco aterm spacing). Thoufore., thay do net intinact walk Cabunsic onc’) Under thésmal equilibrium condetion, the duct in conduction band and holes in valence band posse on t ey EC LT OpRET cement Wher o poteibal dfferince 2 applied across the solid, equilibrium condibion is diitunbed Te ect feld Accelerates thi electors and hols ee ‘But din motion & Rindered Be duc tr intiractions wilh lathice Po OP eso [| Ubrahons + In the cre Me fk ; ther arises net | a jovernenct, of, eluctions im a Atrection opposite te that of tld ond holes om the direetion 4 eleclnic-fietd The nek movement of elections and holes tL application 4 an atlecbricfield &s called datft, ps tft malicn is diwclional '@ Let wa consider a semiconductor across which a pd V applied fives Ye? drift vloubt 4%, lhe> ably 4 @ ‘ Van > date velouky phate, My mmebhi of hele TEP Gurrenl deosty dut to @, — n> election concn Th Cural deni due ty hole, = p> hol concentration | Te> Conduchivily duro S7, Pe Cunt due to elachen daryt Th> Conductvebr dueto hole, Th> Count dust hole dwfe L=VW.en =L,£en T =Aygen Lavine P = digf €P J=2.= Wer Fi tes ung wile Jak; ce= lee” Jark i} ine) ; Ee ie p Vw = LE vgh semiconductor

B iffusion Die: coeff ch bo hel ® HALL EFFECT (by BH+Hall in (879) SF a cwnent carrying conductor ov semiconductr 2 placed In @ Iransverse magnetic field, a potential AUfferince Vy “B produced in a douction normal te botk magnetic freld and cwwrent- douction. “This & Known 23 Hall effect” Experimental axvangernent” 7 P lip Ae miconclu Lop) og “consider a thin, rectangular P fpe ductors 4 Thickness “t? and tuadth'w, which is an insuleling tip A voltmal and cunnent Source Us con : placed betareer. too poles qon uch that Lhe magralcfild ack & pesperine Bus ty this typi nagatine chamye 6 lft o til rear face F’. “These sepaal akin of opposcte chaxge Produce a fransveue olectric freld, Ey» The dersction f Eu & fromm front (F) to Mar face CF’) = Vi Ru vH ber fo ku, hole eaperience an eleckuic force Fe addibion horente force - When dlectvic fore Fe balances megrelic fore FL, equtlibrtun condibion Xeaches and hols flou x dixechon parallel to face Fand F/ At eqpeltboturn. Fe= Fe ; ek, = 248 T= AEP Va =-2 a y Ava A=we i? a, ¢- @ br Plipe sembconcuiclos Ry = pa For ni Bemiconcuctor Ry = — aie Thre fore Carnie concenbration. Cn orp) Can be lela Fron the value cf Rui AD V, = Ru BE Pet > Vi z Ry = Mat Bx “Stemik of hu i/c Mall eee Mobis & Bam daeft a acquired inv Beck x belaaten wk clecbtefield Ken gemitmeat applad ) ay) Factéss affecting Hall volta Va = ae Pet > Hell Voltage iy cieel Popes fional 46 mag held s sgh Band Currant 4 pay Kio fo tee material ? Hell Voltage & Anvee Trontnel te the Chany ine: amcerbahion “f d. thickness 4m tinted * fletl voltage will be Jaap, Me bog lis Moet Peat Hall’ vollage & tanger, thc rally, He Carrion concenbration, and thine, the mal torial (aot Foy semiconductors te ee COMME ume volume & about 1o%/n2, tof mat about 10 ord Thufove, the tall vallage & ie, to demitorductoy than tn hss), Aeplicatina of Hall Effect (Smportene of Hell / of falps by deeirine © te bp ¢ demitercaclor mst) carsity @reatrelon (n=[gte| P= giz) ee) m for_PN gurelion ® Fermi Lewl Biagnam for f (1) Onaiaseo =F ge Pn jurelton t ee h eC , #612, Conduction aoe a | @o0000 By seee aa) le uN a \ 2 %o Value Band || \ i = | j fi hows thr -enugy fovel diagham of or sented die Diski al be veatantl of a of PA fumetion, the fermilmel on psice and n side ote al ‘postitons. Tn orden, to establish epultorion the Feomi dn bolic Angions must come f5 Same lov Hence the UH brands get Hapleced wo cppasile cdexeclion i towel Ly electrons tt on nstde 4 and psile & Loe ; ca of enna lavel by Roles in valence bard scde 4 low Henee i» the 'stde move into P scole { holes on the ‘P'side N TeHon, [RES ees me puroad. hig of bandistaueture on ® P Angin. he shefling of eran Bands Contfrues 12: the jerwrgy lovels Epp ard Een aittain the dame Jowel tn ett the Aegions: Whon the tivo Lowels are tqpaliged,, the cannin migaation comes to a halt and equtltbrium Crdinsn iy occured. | The displacement” of the —energ: bands én oppescte dixection on bale ada 5. oi i cai nd im fhe Junction ions Pt Acswlts on a pe featial baxsies, Ye ov an eneroy hill of height eV, | aa hall of electrons in the conduction band => Conduction hull Frog full 4 hols i Valence, band => Valence Rill Pk meony that the clrctiing on the n ide camot go inte the =p Arion unleus frome a minimum ener eN Similorly , the holes on ‘pl side cannot gointg ‘vi ele unless fame a mingmum 0er4y 4 i 9 (2) Forwaro BIASED aoe E © © 0 Valine Band P : dn Prward, biasing , ee rs Be Taminal of external . ee 4 connecked to n yen and pasthive tentnal fe 1 fegion the ve toiminal 4 vol BOURLL Causes an imeroose in” election vand at upward. abl envagy duvels on n side Bimlorly the pes’tive onnated tr p side causes an cnercage in hole snergy lowering of tls on Pp stde: As the dasplacements of the fewals occa “un duselions, the fermi towels Ep, and Erp get 4 on emount: of eV, + Also the faight : ‘ veduced an +s e(Ve-Vp) fiom eVy- RE of, potuitial barrier, t movements @ Applications _of hemiconductons © Photovoltaic Cell - Solan cell e Converzion of Light > Prinaple Phol5 vettate Effect (eigen el note vain) dn Photivetbate. effect tohan cidein matuials | bem 2xfo sed te Aacuabion gens selecbion—hale px a conduction » As a Ault a vo Uae i anda aciow oan matirtal + Condétion + “Tie raduabion -onera4 R=ha Should be qrcaln than. ens matin 1 Ee ey Hy of Sr a OY ee A Colin Pee Rupe Solar call iy & pn unction diode will very Righ nny es DL conyest- ie Phipe maberial on which rmilesiall 4s grown» “The top layer U ( Ob asta thot dolar 2am can Seach the ¢ nchion CALA w aa a saat on duvtee (E=ha> &3) falas rated in’ totic pand v “ft cco ae in The Aegcons- d oretion Shure an og ote, Rlecbou region and hotles vn i 2) Light Emitting Diode (LED) 2 A -emaling diode ix a semiconductor diade. thaké géves off light where tb spond based, | Laps ane generally fabstealad usteg ILI qfoup clement pound .emicenducloas suchas GaAs, CaP, GaAsP eles which Fame a dict band gap- Painetple : When a pr ganclion b foowaid biased, Ha electrons and holes deffuse tisough. the function in oppestle dtvectfon- Pn This proces thoy Aecembine.. ee! each oth. in the letton Aci and seloase. rtd walled nation. 2 « Accorchas fe Frand slouctire, using thes PE itoation. te fon comes back te the valence band wilh Borne, to te band gap e & eS ae tds Dh this case. Uke Aecombinakion Bnet uy ree Std ig @ @ Zeney Diode Zens chode 45 a semiconductor diode Speck aaa fe operate in the breakdewn a lon of the jing. Zener diodes are always opetated lin pomeye. bias condition « By a the at ace and other porametirs ; ay posscble. “tr dusigo the breakcloun a te suik spect cfc axpphocions aay oo” a | va choradlusis lugs zien = Rae‘) Current 42 ; sen diode acts Mtke ovelinary clrecle wrdler ard based condition - using Aewel basing, eee Amuse. voltage, the Aewthue ir mn 1 mera / Symtot preteens Ne —____> : Sa > OBIS Abpuetiy - “This volisye & callecl ‘voll or zenu voltage Vz° 2 igh ‘voltage Acres Senn diede ac. ht changes ckpenden d across the Zenrduods, ae no matter PA above zener selon,

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