The Fermi-Dirac distribution provides the fraction of electrons that can be found for a given electron energy and temperature of the material. Silicon is a widely use semiconductor for computer processors and GPUs, with a band gap of 1.11 eV at room temperature (293 K). a) What is the Fermi energy of Silicon at room temperature? b) Calculate the electron concentration (total number of electrons) at 0.6 eV above the fermi level (in the conduction band) of one mol of silicon (each silicon atom contributes 4 electrons).

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The Fermi-Dirac distribution provides the fraction of electrons that can be found for a given electron energy and temperature of the material. Silicon is a widely use semiconductor for computer processors and GPUs, with a band gap of 1.11 eV at room temperature (293 K). a) What is the Fermi energy of Silicon at room temperature? b) Calculate the electron concentration (total number of electrons) at 0.6 eV above the fermi level (in the conduction band) of one mol of silicon (each silicon atom contributes 4 electrons).

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