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The document discusses the concepts of conductivity, valence and conduction bands, and the behavior of electrons in semiconductors at various temperatures. It explains the Fermi energy level and its significance in intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, including the effects of doping and temperature on electrical properties. Additionally, it covers the behavior of p-type and n-type semiconductors under forward and reverse bias conditions.
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1) Conducto
conductess “have high ‘ cAveeiholt “esilthentvity
due to free Electyons. NO foobidden gap as valence
» band &@nduction. band: az Se ae bard
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| ——_|band_gap_lasge_amoun-t_of_enesqy iS _mecuiact —
i +o me meve tightly bound Valence etectsons.
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i icat_Conduction_ Lf -+emperorteme is increased
| fEW)_Nalente ele sans can _Cxoss_the forbiddeh —_
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€ S_has__negative temp. cCoe-rticient of resistance —
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conduction Band empty
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Natence Band completely Oo Fapertetey
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Semiconductors have smauu “forrbidde gap.
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At T=0K
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compietety filled and above which all Enesay
levelS ave completely empty.
on ye aes
The enesqy of highest occupied level at T=0K
is caned as fesmmi enevgy tevel Ep
Fermi Dizac distsibution function.
The poobabirity of occupancy oF given enesgy
level iS..given by . feommi. functiosy Oo Fesmi Disac
distribation function-- ql 5
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f$ey= tS tt
re +46
by electsons.
ip SES Ee.
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_ tempesatuecs is shown in rg.
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of having electson Above dnd equal no.’ of hols below
Fear ever FOF intinsic, Semidnrductus Feommi eneogy
VieS Midway the Yatence bard and conduction band .
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L€qual no-of e1ecisons_and holes.
| —At_any -ternpesatuase T° Ket eae ee amen)
|—,--=_numbes_of _e€lectsions__in_-the_conductsn band.
Ay—=—numbes_Of _electsons_in_+the vatere band
aore_poobabitity -theosy uate oa veu U U
pc) = Te ==)
na _— —2)
i PCE.) iS -the poobability Of electson having
an eserqy Ec in the conductisn band .
dissstbution functi ee
PCE) = ep
from C2) &§ c3)
Simitlasty t
CS are eee ee Ee
CEES) Aq
ihe
N= totar mo-of e's in both bands
N= De+Py
a +N
= pe EEO pe te CEvEA) pep
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Intsinsic semi conductas
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Position of fesmmi_teve\ in Exivinsic Semicondact@es
Effect of tempesatue 6p fesmi in extoinsic Semiamde-
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N-type Semiconductss -
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I_uctioh land. Fesrmi_tevel vies cet cemtse if it is
| intsnsic_ semiconducica_as shown ia figuac—A
AS Shown _in__figuze _B_at T=oK
| feomi_levet_in_n type Sc_twitl_ be just cbave the —_
fined danas level fy __
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eo Conduction Band Conduction Band Conduction Gant p
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Ffio- -- — — — ,—--~----Rin _—------- Spin
= pgrs-8-3-6-9 FSSCSSS
VY" Vatence Band Naience Band Vv Natence Band YD
Fig-A Fig-B T=dk Fig-c T>ok
At T >0°K electors in the yatence bard wil! be @
excited and holes iN +he acceptar level ave fied by this
Poocess. Thus acceptee level get Filled and fesmi (evel Shifts
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the feomi level Shifts Upwaads
Yaience Band
= _¥atence Fond
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ffect of im conc. on P.
Ue EO (Ow. level doping in case of P-type
semianductos Single eneogy level Fy will get added
as Shown in fig-a- TF we in@case irypuotty concertecttion
fosther tH wSultS in fooming acceptor energy
band just absve Fy, aS Shown in Fig-B This will
Shift fesmi fever Still down words.
With heavy doping Ep will be So Widden
that it with move into valence Band.
These will be Pastiat overlapping between Valence
band & acceptary level Eq. Fevmi level wilt Shifts th
Natence band. Feom Ca) to Fig Cc) with incearsing
doping Eg goes 60 veslucing.
conduction Band conduction Band
conduction Band
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be
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laience Band Vertence Band “Valence Band f—___||_ Effect_o-f impurity concen-tratlon_on_n= ic
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case Of n=type semiconducter (ow, medium and high
oS E pec
| with tow doping donex energy evel “csingie) get
PAG. gy
———Ladded_just below the conduction bandas Showy
Lin figa). Tf we incwease the danay_cone: i-e. meciury
;-claping_is_cotin_intewacting dona tevet arms _bacd
zeduce in fapiisden gap
~ ®_With heavy doping Fp. wit get_tmare
hsiken -anct Mee Inte the Conductian band farther
a ae ee
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= OVesiapping OF Ene
Corekictian bard
Conduction Band conduction Band Pel
Ec LD. ZZZLIEL
SS Sr === ®
=?
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Ww —~ we
Valence Band __yalenfe_B4nd__Vartence Band
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Ca) low level Cb) meciurn doping cc) heaxy doping
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‘ncscases eleC4x0n and holes energy. Atl energy level -
ShHtsS UPwWardS in Case of N-type | Shifts downwards
in case of P-tppe..Hente Esn ¢ Epp gets sepevated
by. amount ev. Ih foxwasd bias the potential bavsier
decetases by amount V i-e- ECVg-V) - Depletion zegion
goes-on reducing: . Net curwent fiowing +neough the
junction “is due +o the diffusion of majoxity cazziexs
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Vaterce Band — 4
Reverse bias !- When #-n junction is connected in wea
bias eXteondi voltage is added +o, bawies voltage Vs.
Fotentiar bawsier incucases by amount |C¥g+v)- Pepietion
BeFIon goes ON incweasing. At tavges reverse bias the
cuvgent due to [Link] zexo atel vesy negtigible
cument of the ose of Namoampers Flow due to
dUFt OF Minovity Cawviers.
The wvevse braS reduces eneszy OF electsonsin
e@nduction bare! pence all enesyy levels of N-type aac
puried down. Atl enevgy levels 10 Prrglon Seige pert movedLp. de. 2 in -the- xtduee in en
Erm t Erp oor cpapaued io ampuat ey
Sa
je =
Basmles with inceeases. -Han e-ffect>
TF a metat ow Semiconductsr cayeying Ceres
Lin x divection and magnetic tietd perpandicutay “to
it be. along z divection, A po
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wt Seng dizection: this Voltieige 1S ‘hownh
es Hat Orage “this ent is. how as Hay E-fRec
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Curent Flowing cH acoug byt die +o _Apajied
#leid is given by
_TsPReAVy
Ni = cloniet Vetoci-tey
oleS.
Pm Cancentmtion of holes ____
The cument density, y= == pevd
is_deve topecl fae Ege
The Sieectone 12% Lopent2 fore F& Halted Eq
=~ —— +t F+ EF |
ro. Fi Pal eee | Lil Bi 1 :
++ etter SS
P—type n=type
Sanpeia type anos suntace beoimas 2ve
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= Nie
Pe: Y=)
yy = BIw {
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cthemma,. ee aoc_governed . |
Disect_band. Gap. Bart—
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with tbe _hotes_of the _Yeuence_band 2esults tote
the _aelease of ete tT aie
di-tfemence
2.4. Gars, GanrsP, Tris, zns_etc.
This property is _wifely used in_aptoetetimn=—
indisect Band Gap sc
‘a Vhdisect band gap sc +he me combination of '
and hole wequisc lattice clefect Centazs_———_
eee gee ar pede eg
is mefased tn _-the -foarm of hea
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Ele mente Semicondiacioxs.
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| pewladic_tabie_Majoxity of then ore diacat hon —
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Canpatind s_—= Thea As _______.
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7 2ry—Smat..curre Oddie to._tminotity chawye carriers.
Flow S_-Hozough__the junction Le -the meverse yotage _
JS_in teased. GPAMUALY, UIC WAC at perticatar
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25 piclly—‘THhoug the Voltage Namatian.
negtigibiy Sma This effect eee LIN
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Ack .
Knock_otutt els fram coVatent bonds. The etectaans
becomes fete _ant crates hole bepipd- Esmee elactsons.
stakes gaz in conduction Cuseent conduction _ineeaes.
This_et-fect_in_which etectaons ar ejected out of
covalent bonds by lawye e1ectm’c fied iS Knoen_
Las Zener effect -
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ronsdans- for _laxge vaiations of _cument_thanugh He
Tt is heavily doped -to educe the beard ate
Voltage So the width of the clepietian segion is ——
Sai. Hence electric fied within the depietran
is HHxOng AS %ye_incscases—nenzeYe,—rarcinntane bond s—
are__booken Suddenly hence _Maximam—Tp floms ast —
Q@tmost Constant Yerwe of Ve
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dicde Con be used aS a vattnge qequtatee- dx
+0 __pwovide Constant Voltage from Vam‘abie
coxsesponding Cumacnt 1S TT, As the. toad Cursse. nd
ox _Suppiy Voltage changes, the _dltede_curseent-
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Consta ry}. The excesS__ Voltage appeans acess
T= ITz+t,
jes VaV5 appapes aces s— RO[ LEDC tight Emitti nq_diode i Ci eer
Undes_apprapxate found _bicsing—res— ale
pon junction emis tight in the sange cf —___
with the haleS inthe P=
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2tate +o lower enengy State_ie.-from _condectian—
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