Question: Question 4 ( 2 0 marks ) ( a ) Explain how the drift current in semiconductors is generated. [ 4 marks ] ( b

Question 4(20 marks)(a) Explain how the drift current in semiconductors is generated. [4 marks](b) Explain which drift current component is dominant in: (i) n-type semiconductors. [3 marks](ii) p-type semiconductors. [3 marks](c) Given that at temperature of 300K, an electric field applied to an extrinsic gallium arsenide sample causes equal electron and hole current densities. Determine: (i) the ratio of the equilibrium hole density to the equilibrium electron density. [3 marks](ii) the equilibrium electron and hole densities. [4 marks](iii) the net doping concentration. [3 marks]

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