Electronic Devices Question 224
Question: The probability of electrons to be found in the conduction band of an intrinsic semiconductor at a finite temperature
[IIT-JEE 1995; DPMT 2004]
Options:
A) Decreases exponentially with increasing band gap
B) Increases exponentially with increasing band gap
C) Decreases with increasing temperature
D) Is independent of the temperature and the band gap
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
The probability of electrons to be found in the conduction band of an intrinsic semiconductor $ P(E)=\frac{1}{1+{{e}^{\frac{(E-E _{F})}{kT}}}} $ ; where k = Boltzmann’s constant Hence, at a finite temperature, the probability decreases exponentially with increasing band gap.
