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Amrozia Shaheen
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Semiconductors and their types. Energy band gap. Conduction in intrinsic and extrinsic
semiconductors. Experimental setup. Results.
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Semiconductors are materials in which both electrons and holes contribute to the conduction process. According to band theory of solids, semiconductors posses a band gap.
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Energy band gap is a region in solids where no electron states can exist.
Manifestation of the discrete character of basic atomic states.
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Ionization energy required to generate the electrons and holes.
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An intrinsic semiconductor is a pure semiconductor having no impurities and equal numbers of excited electrons and holes, i.e., n = p.
A semiconductor in which doping has been introduced, thus changing the relative number and type of free charge carriers, is called an extrinsic semiconductor.
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If the conduction electrons are the majority carriers that is an n-type semiconductor and the holes for the p-type semiconductor.
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Thermally or optically excited electron’s contribution to the conduction is called intrinsic semi conduction.
The electron density from bottom to the top of conduction band is
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Density of state is,
Probability of an electronic state of energy E being occupied by an electron is,
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Electron and holes concentrations are,
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In intrinsic semiconductor, ne=nh , so charge carrier concentration is,
Where, is the energy band gap, and intrinsic conductivity is,
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In extrinsic semiconductor Nd>ni, so the conductivity depends on carrier cocentration and mobility
Temperature dependence of carrier concentration
Ionization regime: The electronconcentration is given as,
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Extrinsic regime: The electricalconductivity is,
Intrinsic regime: Dopingimportance is lost here andmaterial behaves as an intrinsicsemiconductor with,
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High temperature: Electrons in CB or CV suffer collision with the impurity ion. The mean free time between scattering event and mobility is,
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Low temperature: Electron scattering is done by interaction with the ionized impurity.
K.E>|P.E|, electron movesstraight.
K.E<|P.E|, electron isdeflected.
K.E≈|P.E|,
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Purpose Calculate the energy band gap for doped Si and
pure Ge. Calculate the temperature dependent coefficient of
the majority carriers. Important parameters Resistance measurement. Achieving high and low temperature regimes. Temperature control.
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The resistance of the semiconductor sample is measured by the four-probe technique.
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Two-probe method
Four-probe method
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The resistivity of a bulk samplein which h>>a is,
For thin sheetshaving h<<a,resistivity is,
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Low temperature is achievedusing Liquid nitrogen thatis poured into the flow cryostat.
High temperature is attainedby passing current througha heater wire wound aroundthe sample cell.
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Heater calculationsNicrome wire (36)Resistance=42.7Ω/m.Resistance of the used wire=42.7*3=128.1Ω.Applied voltage=100 V AC.Power=78.1.
Cryostat dimensionsLength=12 inches.Diameter=20mm.
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The temperature of the sample is measured by using a K-type thermocouple and controlled temperature is attained by a multi-zone controller (CN1504-TC).
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PID constants
P=0.5, I=1, D=1.
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Constant current of 100 Resistance values in the temperature range of -150
°C to 250 °C . Calculate band gap from the
intrinsic region data. Calculate the temperaturecoefficient of the carriersmobility from theextrinsic region data.
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Eg=1.03 eV α=2.5
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Constant current of 10 mA. Resistance values from room temperature to 150°C
. Resistance is calculated through 4-probe method. Calculate band gap from the
intrinsic region data.
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Eg=0.77eV