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GATE ECE 2021
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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A bar of silicon is doped with boron concentration of $10^{16} \mathrm{cm}^{-3}$ and assumed to be fully ionized. It is exposed to light such that electron-hole pairs are generated throughout the volume of the bar at the rate of $10^{20} \mathrm{~cm}^{-2} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$. If the recombination lifetime is $100 \mu \mathrm{~s}$, intrinsic carrier concentration of silicon is $10^{10} \mathrm{~cm}^{-3}$ and assuming $100 \%$ ionization of boron, then the approximate product of steady-state electron and hole concentrations due to this light exposure is

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$10^{20} \mathrm{~cm}^{-6}$

B

$2 \times 10^{32} \mathrm{~cm}^{-6}$

C

$10^{32} \mathrm{~cm}^{-6}$

D

$2 \times 10^{20} \mathrm{~cm}^{-6}$

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GATE ECE 2021
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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The energy band diagram of a $p$-type semiconductor bar of length $L$ under equilibrium condition (i.e., the Fermi energy level $E_F$ is constant) is shown in the figure. The valance band $E_V$ is sloped since doping is non-uniform along the bar. The different between the energy levels of the valence band at the two edges of the bar is $\Delta$.

GATE ECE 2021 Electronic Devices and VLSI - Semiconductor Physics Question 3 EnglishIf the charge of an electron is $q$, then the magnitude of the electric field developed inside the semiconductor bar is

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$\frac{2 \Delta}{q L}$

B

$\frac{\Delta}{2 q L}$

C

$\frac{\Delta}{q L}$

D

$\frac{3 \Delta}{2 q L}$

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GATE ECE 2017 Set 1
Numerical
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The dependence of drift velocity of electrons on electric field in a semiconductor is shown below. The semiconductor has a uniform electron concentration of n = 1x1016 $$cm^{-3}$$ and electronic charge q = 1.6x10-19 C. If a bias of 5V is applied across a 1 $$\mu$$m region of this semiconductor, the resulting current density in this region, in kA/cm2, is _________. GATE ECE 2017 Set 1 Electronic Devices and VLSI - Semiconductor Physics Question 21 English
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GATE ECE 2015 Set 2
Numerical
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A dc voltage of 10V is applied across an n–type silicon bar having a rectangular cross–section and a length of 1cm as shown in figure. The donor doping concentration ND and the mobility of electrons $$\mu$$n are $$10^{16}$$ cm-3 and 1000 cm2 V-1s-1, respectively. The average time (in $$\mu$$s) taken by the electrons to move from one end of the bar to other end is _______________. GATE ECE 2015 Set 2 Electronic Devices and VLSI - Semiconductor Physics Question 22 English
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