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Physics20795 marksElectrical conductivity of semiconductors

Derive expression for electrical conductivity of semiconductor in terms of impurity ionization energy.

Derive expression for electrical conductivity of semiconductor in terms of impurity ionization energy. [5]

In an extrinsic semiconductor, impurity atoms (donor or acceptor) are added to a pure semiconductor. These impurity atoms have an ionization energy (also called activation energy) $Ei$, which is the energy required to ionize the impurity atom and release a charge carrier (electron or hole) into t...

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