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E1
E
EC ( x )
EF
Ei ( x )
EV ( x )
1
f (E) =
1+ e( E1 −EF ) kBT
?
KE
EC
+VG Ei
V =0
EF
EV
x
6 Lundstrom ECE 305 S16
Voltage and electron potential energy
E = −qV
7
+V
Lundstrom ECE 305 S16
band bending
V ( x)
+VG
V =0
x
8
Lundstrom ECE 305 S16
band bending
E
EC ( x ) = EC ( +∞ ) − qV ( x )
EC
Ei
V =0
EF
EV
dEC ( x ) dV ( x )
= −q = qE
dx dx
x
E
1
EC V ( x ) = − EC ( x )
q
Ei 1 dEC ( x )
E =
EF q dx
n ( x ) = ni e(
EV EF −Ei ( x )) kBT
x
p ( x ) = ni e(
Ei ( x )−EF ) kBT
Sketch:
E
EC • Electrostatic potential
Ei
EF
• Electric field
EV
• Electron density
x • Hole density
1018 cm -3
p( x)
1015 cm -3
p0 ( x ) N A− ( x )
p0 ( x ) ≈ N A− ( x )
E
- +
“quasi-neutral”
Drawing them
Energy band diagrams are
REALLY important! Reading them