Charge of a hole

Karthikeyan

Hi all,
What causes the electrons to jump into holes??

Thanks,
Karthikeyan.K

ZapperZ

Quote by Karthikeyan

Hi all,
I have a basic doubt. We say holes are positively charged. Is there any experiment which says that holes are positive ?? or is that only because it attracts electrons we call it positively charged?

Thanks...
Karthikeyan.K

Look at the Hall effect in an n-type semiconductor and a p-type semiconductor.

Zz.

daniel_i_l

Because of the uncertainty principle there's always a probability that the electron will change it's state. so if we take a set of base states where each state x corresponds to the electron being at atom x then if atom x has a "hole" (missing an atom) there's always a non zero probability that an electron in the state x-1 will go into state "x" and then the hole will have moved to the left. (the same thing applys to electrons at other atoms)

Similar discussions for: Charge of a hole
Thread	Forum	Replies
Black hole entropy as a Noether Charge	Special & General Relativity	1
Charge equivalent to a gravitational black hole???	General Physics	1
GR: Black Hole - Electrical Charge	Special & General Relativity	2
Black hole charge	General Physics	13
how can a black hole have any force charge???	Beyond the Standard Model	8

Karthikeyan	Charge of a hole Hi all, What causes the electrons to jump into holes?? Thanks, Karthikeyan.K