Semiconductor Physics and Devices: Basic Principles, 3rd edition

Solutions Manual

Chapter 3
Exercise Solutions

Chapter 3
Exercise Solutions

gT =

E3.1
1 = 10

sin a

so

(5.305) h

E2 =

2 ma

2 9.11x10

31

25

34

gb5x10

g
g

10

b g

4 2 m p
*

gT =

so
E1 =

J = 4.29 eV

2 ma

31

dE

gb5x10 g
10

19

Ev

3/ 2

E v kT

3/ 2

3/ 2

3/ 2

3/ 2

or

31

J = 150
. eV

Then
.
E = E 2 E1 = 4.29 150
or

1/ 2

2 9.11x10

E1 = 2.41x10

3/ 2

( )2 1.054 x10 34

Ev E

b g F 2 I a E E f
g =
H 3K
h
or
4 b2 m g F 2 I
g =
H 3 K 0 (kT )
h
4 b 2 m g F 2 I
=
H 3 K (kT )
h
Then
4 2(0.56)b9.11x10 g F 2 I
g =
b6.625x10 g H 3K
(0.0259)b1.6 x10 g
T

Ev

34

3/ 2

19

E = 2.79 eV

or
3

g T = 7.92 x10 m = 7.92 x10 cm

24

E3.2

b g

4 2 mn

gc ( E ) =
Then

3/ 2

1 + exp

1/ 2

3/ 2

or

b g F 2 I (kT )
H 3K
h

4 2 mn

gT =

FEE I
H kT K

=
1 + exp

FE E I
H kT K
c

or

Ec

* 3/ 2

fF =

E c + kT

18

E3.4
(a)

E Ec

b g z a E E f dE
=
h
4 b 2 m g F 2 I
=
H 3K aE E f
h
4 2 mn

gT

3/ 2

E v kT

4 2 m p

a =

( )2 (h )2

za

19

which yields

Also
2 mE1

3/ 2

E 2 = 6.86 x10

g T = 2.12 x10 m = 2.12 x10 cm

or
19

3/ 2

which yields

(5.305) 1.054 x10

34

E3.3
We have
2

3/ 2

31

19

a = 5.305

g F 2I
b6.625x10 g H 3K
(0.0259)b1.6 x10 g

+ cos a

a
By trial and error, a = 5.305 rad
Now
2 mE 2

4 2(1.08) 9.11x10

Ec + kT

fF =
1 + exp

Ec

3/ 2

3/ 2

which yields

21

F I
H 0.0259 K
0.30

f F = 9.32 x10

3/ 2

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Chapter 3
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(b)
1

fF =
1 + exp

F 0.30 + 0.0259 I
H 0.0259 K

f F = 3.43 x10

E3.6

F 400 I = 0.03453
H 300 K

kT = ( 0.0259 )
(a)

fF =
1 + exp

E3.5
(a)
1 + exp

FEE I
H kT K

1 + exp

E3.7

kT = 0.03453 eV

1 fF =

so
6

0.35 I
F
1 + exp
H 0.03453K
5

(b)

F 0.35 + 0.0259 I
1 + exp
H 0.0259 K

1 fF =

or
1 f F = 4.98 x10

1 f F = 3.96 x10

(b)
1 fF =

(a)

F 0.35 I
1 + exp
H 0.0259 K

1 f F = 1.35 x10

F 0.30 + 0.03453I
H 0.03453 K

f F = 6.20 x10

Then
1 fF =

f F = 1.69 x10

fF =

FEE I
H kT K =
1
=
F E E I 1 + expF E E I
1 + exp
H kT K
H kT K
exp

(b)

1 fF = 1

F I
H 0.03453K
0.30

0.35 + 0.03453 I
F
1 + exp
H 0.03453 K

1 f F = 1.46 x10

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