A power semiconductor device consists of a region doped with Arsenic atoms such that the concentration of electrons is n0 = 4.9 x 1018 cm-3. The device dissipates power which generates heat, thus heating the silicon crystal to a temperature of T = 407 °K. Use: m*n = 1.08 m0, m*p = 0.56 m0, Egap = 1.12 eV = Ec with Ev = 0 as the reference, and m0 is the free electron mass = 9.11 x 10-31 kg. Assume Boltzmann statistics applies. Do the following: (a) Find the intrinsic Fermi level EFi (b) Find the intrinsic carrier concentration ni = pi (c) Find EF - Ev (d) Find Ec - EF (e) Calculate the respective minority carrier concentrations n0 or p0

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A power semiconductor device consists of a region doped with Arsenic atoms such that the concentration of electrons is n0 = 4.9 x 1018 cm-3. The device dissipates power which generates heat, thus heating the silicon crystal to a temperature of T = 407 °K. Use: m*n = 1.08 m0, m*p = 0.56 m0, Egap = 1.12 eV = Ec with Ev = 0 as the reference, and m0 is the free electron mass = 9.11 x 10-31 kg. Assume Boltzmann statistics applies. Do the following:

(a) Find the intrinsic Fermi level EFi

(b) Find the intrinsic carrier concentration ni = pi

(c) Find EF - Ev

(d) Find Ec - EF

(e) Calculate the respective minority carrier concentrations n0 or p0

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