Question: As starting material we have 9 9 . 9 9 9 9 9 9 at . % Si ( = 8 nines or 8 N

As starting material we have 99.999999 at.% Si (=8 nines or 8N). The only dopant is Aluminium
and we call this 8N-Si(Al)(see periodic table). At room temperature the electron mobility in Si is
e=0.25m2Vs, the hole mobility h=0.05m2Vs, unit of charge 1.610-19C, the density of Si
=2.33gcm3, the atomic mass of Si 28.08 and Avogadro's number 6.0221023.
a) What is the electrical conductivity of this material at room temperature (where conduction can be
considered in the pure extrinsic exhaustion/saturation regime)?
Apart from the starting material, also the auxiliary materials 8N-Si(Ga) and 8N-Si(As) are in stock.
b) We want to make an intrinsic semiconductor by melting the starting material together with one
of the auxiliary materials. Which auxiliary material we have to choose and in what ratio we have
to melt the two materials together?
c) With which one of the two auxiliary materials together with the starting material can we make a
semiconductor with a conductivity (at room temperature) of =8.0(m)-1? What is then the
type of semiconductor we have? What is then the required ratio for melting together the starting
material with the auxiliary material?
Given hints: ,=n|e|e+p|e|h
 As starting material we have 99.999999 at.% Si (=8 nines or

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