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    Phys 452, Summer 1444 H HW # 1

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    This homework assignment contains 5 questions regarding semiconductor physics and materials. Question 1 asks about the differences between conductors and semiconductors, types of semiconductor materials, and properties of a specific AB semiconductor compound. Question 2 defines crystallographic terms, describes the diamond unit cell structure of silicon, crystal structures of compound semiconductors, and calculates densities for a FCC semiconductor structure. Question 3 compares electron models in solids, explains concepts from band theory, and analyzes band structure diagrams. Question 4 derives expressions for density of states and solves problems involving Fermi-Dirac statistics. Question 5 involves calculating band widths from a Kronig-Penny relation plot.

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    This homework assignment contains 5 questions regarding semiconductor physics and materials. Question 1 asks about the differences between conductors and semiconductors, types of semiconductor materials, and properties of a specific AB semiconductor compound. Question 2 defines crystallographic terms, describes the diamond unit cell structure of silicon, crystal structures of compound semiconductors, and calculates densities for a FCC semiconductor structure. Question 3 compares electron models in solids, explains concepts from band theory, and analyzes band structure diagrams. Question 4 derives expressions for density of states and solves problems involving Fermi-Dirac statistics. Question 5 involves calculating band widths from a Kronig-Penny relation plot.

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    This homework assignment contains 5 questions regarding semiconductor physics and materials. Question 1 asks about the differences between conductors and semiconductors, types of semiconductor materials, and properties of a specific AB semiconductor compound. Question 2 defines crystallographic terms, describes the diamond unit cell structure of silicon, crystal structures of compound semiconductors, and calculates densities for a FCC semiconductor structure. Question 3 compares electron models in solids, explains concepts from band theory, and analyzes band structure diagrams. Question 4 derives expressions for density of states and solves problems involving Fermi-Dirac statistics. Question 5 involves calculating band widths from a Kronig-Penny relation plot.

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    PHYS 452, SUMMER 1444 H

    HW # 1
    Question 1
    (a) Compare between conductors and semiconductors; explaining the resistivity range, the
    effect of temperature on the resistance, and three material examples to each?
    (b) List different types or categories of semiconductor material, give at least on example for
    each category?
    (c) An AB is a semiconductor compound, if A has atomic number of 31 and B has atomic
    number of 51, state the electronic configuration and then determine the location in the
    periodic table of each, and determine the type of the semiconductor compound.
    (d) A semiconductor has an electric resistance of 2000  at T=300°K and have a temperature
    resistance coefficient of -2.35×10-3 K-1. Find (i) its resistance when cooled to 20°K, (i) the
    temperature at which its electric resistance will be 1.2 × 103 
    Question 2
    (a) Give a suitable definition to: polycrystalline, polymorphism, single crystal.
    (b) Describe and sketch the diamond unit cell of Si; determining the number of corner atoms,
    the number of face-centered atoms, and the number of atoms totally enclosed in the unit
    cell, and calculate its theoretical density if it has a lattice parameter of 5.43 Å. [NA=
    6.022×1023 atom/mol, Atomic weight for Si = 28.0855 g/mole]
    (c) What are the possible two crystal structures of compound semiconductor materials?
    Describe these crystal structures stating the location of the atoms in the unite cell and
    effective number of atoms per unit cell.
    (d) For an FCC semiconductor material with atomic radius r =2.76 Å, if assuming the atoms are
    represented by a hard sphere touching each other, calculate the linear density and surface
    density of the Si structure in [110], (110) respectively.

    Question 3

    (a) Compare between the basic assumption and the main results of the following electron
    models in solids.
    i. Free electron model
    ii. Nearly free- electron model
    iii. Kronig-Penny electron model
    (b) Based on the band theory of solids explain the following concepts
    1. The positive hole conduction in semiconductor
    2. The effective mass of charge carrier
    3. The difference between conductor, semiconductor, and insulator.
    4. Direct and indirect band gap semiconductors
    (c) The given figures show the band structure of some famous semiconductor materials. Find
    an estimate of determine the type of energy gap for each, also comment on the electron
    effective mass of these materials at the center of the 1st Brillion zone.
    Question 4
    (a) Explain what is meant by the density of states? Derive an expression of the density of
    state for free electron in a crystal?
    (b) What is the meaning of the Fermi-Dirac probability function?
    (c) Assume that the Fermi energy level is 0.25eV bellow the conduction band, and the value
    of the effective density of state for Si is 2.8 1019 cm-3 at 300 K.
    i. Calculate the probability that a state in the conduction band is occupied by an
    electron. (K=1.38  10−23 J/K).
    ii. Calculate the temperature at which this state has a probability 90% chance to be
    occupied with electrons

    Question 5
    The given figure is a plot of Kronig-Penny relation for one-dimension periodic potential between
    the function of 𝐹(𝛼𝑎) and a. Calculate (i) the width of the second allowed energy band, and (ii)
    the width of the forbidden energy region to the next allowed band (3rd allowed band).
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