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ok let's say i have a semiconductor like germanium with band gap of around 0.67eV at rtp.
so this means that i need around 0.67 x 10-19 J of energy to cause valence electrons to jump to conduction band right?
do i use the formula E = 1/2 kT to relate this energy to temperature?
so i calculated the temperature required which is 9000 K ! is this right? generally what temp does intrinsic conductivity occur for germanium?
thanks!
so this means that i need around 0.67 x 10-19 J of energy to cause valence electrons to jump to conduction band right?
do i use the formula E = 1/2 kT to relate this energy to temperature?
so i calculated the temperature required which is 9000 K ! is this right? generally what temp does intrinsic conductivity occur for germanium?
thanks!