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Q1: Explain, with neat sketches, how is Kronig-Penny Model useful to understand the concept of bandgap in solids
Q2:
Assume that Fermi energy is 0.20eV below the conduction band and Nc =2.8x10-19 cm-3 and ni=1.5x1010 cm-3 for silicon at 300K. Calculate:
1- Probability that electron occupies a state at conduction band edge.
2- Thermal-equilibrium electron concentration.
3- Thermal-equilibrium hole concentration.