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Electronic Properties Exercises in Materials

The document contains exercise problems related to the electronic properties of materials, focusing on calculations involving current, resistance, conductivity, and drift velocity for various materials including copper, germanium, silicon, aluminum, silver, and titanium. It also includes questions on the properties of intrinsic semiconductors and the mobility of ions in crystal structures. The exercises aim to enhance understanding of electrical properties and material suitability for conducting applications.

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Electronic Properties Exercises in Materials

The document contains exercise problems related to the electronic properties of materials, focusing on calculations involving current, resistance, conductivity, and drift velocity for various materials including copper, germanium, silicon, aluminum, silver, and titanium. It also includes questions on the properties of intrinsic semiconductors and the mobility of ions in crystal structures. The exercises aim to enhance understanding of electrical properties and material suitability for conducting applications.

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PHY535 Functional Materials

Chapter 8. Electronic Properties of Materials. Exercise problems

1. A current of 100 A is passed through a 3 mm diameter wire 1500 m long. Calculate the
power loss if the wire is made of (a) copper (conductivity 5.98 × 107 Ω–1 m–1), (b) germanium
(conductivity 2 Ω–1 m–1), and (c) silicon (conductivity 5 × 10–4 Ω–1 m–1). Based on the results,
comment on the suitability of the materials to be used as the conducting wire.

2. A 500 m long wire made of aluminum has a current density of 2 × 109 A m–2. A total
resistance of 1 Ω is found for the wire. Calculate (a) the diameter of the wire and (b) the
voltage imposed on the wire.

3. Silver has atomic number of 47. Consider a silver wire with a current density of 108 A m–2.
Determine the average drift velocity of the electrons if all the valence electrons serve as
charge carriers.

4. Titanium (Z = 22) in hcp lattice was measured to have lattice constants of a = 2.951Å and c
= 4.684Å. Calculate the number of energy levels present in the 3d level of 10 mm³.

5. For aluminum with conductivity of 3.5 × 107 S m–1 at room temperature, find its electrical
resistivity at temperature of –100 °C and +300 °C. Given that aluminum has a temperature
resistivity coefficient of 0.00429 °C–1.

6. Express the equation of conductivity for an intrinsic semiconductor.

7. Distinguish between n- and p-type semiconductors.

8. CaO has a cubic crystal structure, with lattice parameter of 4.62 Å. If the conductivity of CaO
is found to be 2.408 × 10–10 Ω–1 cm–1, calculate the mobility of the Ca2+.

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