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Principles of Solid State Electronic Devices (SUT 25772)

Formula Sheet for Midterm Exam
SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS

Electron Momentum:
=  =  = /
Kinetic:
=   =








Plank:
= =




Total electron energy = .

. +.
. =
 +
()
Fermi-Dirac  distribution: (
) =

Effective mass:  =

(!"!# )/$% &

0 = 2

6 )* 
5 87 9

0; = 2 5

=. = 0; >1 (
; )A = 0; ( (# B )/)*
-C = 0 ( (3D )/)*

-C = E0 0; ( F /)* = 2 G

Equilibrium:

(S) =
Poisson:
Z]

= 

= = -C ( (D ,< )/)*

1T(S) 1 1
C
=
1S
U 1S

(V)
V

 W(V)
V 

Drift current density:

bc
d

X(V)
Y

8

=C = 0; ( (D B)/)*

=. = -C ( (D # )/)*

Steady state: - = -C ( (,7 D )/)*

)*
6<


F
2HIJ L/
L/Q )*
K
M

P
(
N O


-. = -C ( (# D )/)*

 / 

( (# )/)* for

,

Equilibrium: -. = / (
)0(
)1
= 0 (
 ) = 0 ( (3 # )/)*
2

-. =. = -C
-= = -C ( (,7 ,< )/)*

= Y (= - + 0& 0[ )
Z

Drift: _ =

`
&`/;a

= eV = UM-N + =O PV = V

= _h

(low fields, ohmic)

(high fields, saturated vel.)

eN (S) = UN -(S) (S) + UgN V

Conduction Current:
drift
diffusion
O(V)
eO (S) = UO =(S) (S) UgO

N(V)
V

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e]i][j = eiNk]CiN + e[O[]C; = eN + eO + l

Continuity:

nO(V,])
n]

npO
n]

For steady state diffusion:

Diffusion length:

nq<

Z nV

 rN
V 

v = gx

rO
s<

rN

t7 s7

1T
1m

npN
n]

rN

 rO

u7

V 

nq7

Z nV

rO

t< s<

rN
s7

rO
u<

Einstein relation:

t
`

)*
Z

p-n JUNCTIONS
Equilibrium: T. =
O<

O7

= N7 = ( ZW /)*
N

)*
Z

O<

ln 5O 9 =
7

)*
Z

ln { 7} =

<

D
~

One-sided abrupt & : SN. = |

|}

} &|

=N = =(SN. ) =N = =N (( ZW/)* 1)

)*
Z

ln G

|} |
ND

K=

Z |} |

 |} &|

Y(W W)

T. =

| &|}

Z| 

|} |

/

=(SN ) = =N ( V7 /u< = =.N (( ZW/)* 1)( V7 /u<

Ideal diode: = U G

t<
u<

=N +

None-ideal: . (( ZW/)* 1)

t7
u7

-O K 5( $% 19 = . (( ZW/)* 1)

( = 1 m 2)

With light: iO = UiO (vO + vN + )

Capacitance: l = | W |
Free Space for notes:


/

Junction Depletion: l = Y(W W) | &|}

Z

| |
}

Stored charge exp. Hole dist.: O = U /. =(SN )1SN = U =N /. ( V7 /u< = UvO =N

O (SN = 0) =
h =

ZW
O
vO
gO
= U
=N = U =N (( )* 1)
O
O
vO

ZW
1 UvO N 1
U
=
G( )* K =

1W
O
1T
IJ

Long & :

(m) =

< (])
s<

< (])
]

Prepared by: S. Kananian

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