Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 41 - Conduction of Electricity in Solids - Problems - Page 1274: 37a

Answer

$ P(E) = 4.78 \times 10^{-10} $

Work Step by Step

The probability of occupied state with energy E is $ P(E) = \frac{1}{e^{E_1 - E_F/kT} + 1}$ For pure Silicon, the energy gap is 1.11 eV, hence pure silicon has half of the energy gap value. The equation becomes $ P(E) = \frac{1}{e^{E_{Gap}/2kT} + 1}$ At $T= 300 K$ $KT = (8.62 \times 10^{-5} eV/k) (300K)$ $KT = 0.02586eV$ Solve for P(E) $ P(E) = \frac{1}{e^{1.11 eV/2 (0.02586eV)} + 1}$ $ P(E) = 4.78 \times 10^{-10} $
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