Question: Problem 2 ( 2 4 points ) A P - N junction is created by doping the left side of a piece of silicon with

Problem 2(24 points)
A P-N junction is created by doping the left side of a piece of silicon with 1015 atoms ?cm3 of phosphorus and the right side with 1017 atoms/cm3 of boron. Assume that the dopants are fully ionized, and assume the junction is at x=0 with the positive x axis pointed to the right. Assume a temperature of 300 K , and assume the following values for silicon at 300 K :
Eg=1.12eV,ni=1010cm-3,NC=31019cm-3,Nv=11019cm-3.
a) Which side of the junction (left or right) is the P -side? Which side (left or right) is the N -side? (2 pts)
b) Calculate EF-EFi on the N side, and EF--E= on the P side, and write your answers in units of eV.(4 pts)
c) Sketch (by hand, roughly to scale) an energy diagram for this P-N junction. Label the P-and Nsides, label Ec,EV,EF,EF, and label the values of EF-EFi on the N side, and EF-EF on the P side from part (b) above. (6 pts)
d) Calculate the built-in voltage Vbi for this p-n junction, and write your answer in units of volts. (2 pts)
e) Calculate the depletion widths on the N and P sides, respectively, xn and xp. Write your answers in units of centimeters (cm), meters (m), micrometers (um) and nanometers ( nm ).(6 pts )
f) Calculate the magnitude of the maximum electric field (in units of Vcm), and also describe its direction. (4 pts)
g) Calculate the value of x at which n=ni(i.e. at which pts)
h) Calculate the value of n at x=0(4 pts)
Problem 2 ( 2 4 points ) A P - N junction is

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