Find the number densities of n-carriers

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Homework Statement



In silicon, Eg = 1.12 eV and the effective mass of the n-carriers is m* = 0.31me, where me is the electron mass. Find the number densities of n-carriers at 100 K and at 250 K.

Homework Equations



square root of (NcNv)*e^(-Eg/kt)



The Attempt at a Solution



The attempt is simply this equation and it isn't working. Help :)
 
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Does it say if it is an intrinsic semiconductor or is it assumed? Also, can we see some work.
 
To solve this, I first used the units to work out that a= m* a/m, i.e. t=z/λ. This would allow you to determine the time duration within an interval section by section and then add this to the previous ones to obtain the age of the respective layer. However, this would require a constant thickness per year for each interval. However, since this is most likely not the case, my next consideration was that the age must be the integral of a 1/λ(z) function, which I cannot model.
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