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IV, February 2013 2EE221: Electrical Engineering Materials Assignment 2 Semi Conducting Materials A: Choose the most appropriate answer for the following statements: 1. The positive hole acquires a drift velocity in an electric field (a) in the same direction as the field (b) in the opposite direction to the field (c) perpendicular to the field 2. The total current in a semiconductor is given by the (a) Sum (b) difference (c) product of the current due to the holes and the electrons. 3. The conductivity of a pure semiconductor is (a) proportional to temperature (b) rises exponentially with temperature (c) decreases exponentially with increasing temperature 4. The donor atoms in an N type semiconductor at normal temperature (a) carry a positive charge (b) carry a negative charge (c) are neutral 5. The Hall voltage across an impurity semiconductor crystal can be increased by: (a) increasing the concentration of impurity atoms in the crystal (b) increasing the thickness of the crystal (c) increasing the width of the crystal (d) increasing the current flowing through the crystal 6. In a P N junction in equilibrium with zero bias (a) no holes or electrons cross the junction (b) only electrons cross the junction (c) equal number of holes and electrons cross the junction in opposite directions (d) only holes cross the junction 7. The phenomenon of current flow in a semiconductor depends on (a) recombination (b) diffusion (c) drift (d) all of the above 8. The impurity atoms in semiconductors (a) reduce the energy gap (b) increases the kinetic energy of valence electrons (c) none of the above 9. By increasing the temperature of an intrinsic semiconductor (a) holes are created in the conduction band (b) energy of atoms is increased (c) resistance of semiconductor is increased 10. By adding a small amount of arsenic to silicon (a) its resistance will increase (b) it will become a P type semiconductor (c) there will be more free electrons than holes in the silicon

B: Short Questions: 1. Explain the phenomenon of Hall Effect. Discuss the method of identifying an unknown piece as N type or P type semiconductor. 2. Write short note on following : 1) Varactor diode 2) Photo diode 3) Tunnel diode 4) Schottkey diode 5) Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductor materials 6) Diffusion and Drift phenomenon