Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 41 - Conduction of Electricity in Solids - Problems - Page 1274: 36b

Answer

$E_F = 0.744 eV$

Work Step by Step

If measured from the top of the valence band, the energy of donor state is $E = 1.11 \space eV - 0.11 \space eV = 1.0 \space eV$ Solve for $E_F$ taking the Fermi Energy formula $ E = E_F + kT ln (P^{-1} - 1)$ $ E_F = E - kT ln (P^{-1} - 1)$ Where $k = 8.62 \times 10^{-5} eV/K$ $T = 300K$ Probability occupied by electron $P= 5.00 \times 10^{-5}$ $ E_F = 1.00 eV - (8.62 \times 10^{-5} eV/K)(300K) ln ((5.00 \times 10^{-5})^{-1} - 1)$ $E_F = 0.744 eV$
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