EE 331 Devices and circuits I

Solid-State Electronics II
Lecture 3(cont.)

So far:
Intrinsic semiconductors contain only
small number of charges:
The thermal generating EHP

In thermal-equilibrium:
The electron concentration
in conduction band:

The hole concentration

In valence band:

Boundary conditions

In most cases; ND>> ni

Boundary conditions

In most cases; NA>> ni

T = 300 oK

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