ELEG 340 HOMEWORK SET #3

1. A Si sample is doped simultaneously with 1018 cm-3 donors and with 5 x 1017 cm-3 acceptors. What is the equilibrium concentration of:

    1. electrons,

    2. holes.

    3. What is the position of EF with respect to Ei ?

2. For intrinsic Si, the conductivity effective masses are: 0.26mo for electrons and 0.386 mo for holes. Using these and the mobility values in Appendix III, find the mean time between carrier scattering events for:

(a) electrons and

(b) holes.

3. Using the mobility values in Appendix III, find the intrinsic resistivity of:

    1. Si, using ni = 1.5 x 1010 cm-3,

    2. GaAs, using ni = 1.8 x 106 cm-3.

4. For Si with a Phosphorus atom impurity concentration of 1019 cm-3, find:

    1. the electron mobility, using the appropriate Figure in Section 3.4,

    2. the hole mobility, using the appropriate Figure in Section 3.4, and

    3. your calculated value of the resistivity, using results from (a) and/or (b).