Topic 2:

Current in Semiconductor

Introduction To Electronics 1
BEB 11103
Topic Outline

 Current conduction
 Fermi Level and Fermi-Direct Function
 Hall effect

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FERMI LEVELS Diagram

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FERMI LEVELS

 Fermi level is the energy level in semiconductor device

in which the probability of finding the electrons is 50%
 The likelihood of each level is populated by an electron
is called Fermi-Direct distribution function f(E).

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FERMI LEVELS in Intrinsic SC

 In intrinsic semiconductor, n=p which implies there are

equal chance of finding an electron at the conduction
band edge as there is finding hole at the valence band
edge. Thus

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FERMI LEVELS in Extrinsic SC

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The Hall Effect

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HALL EFFECT : DIAGRAM

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The Hall Effect

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