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Conduction in Semico
Electrical Conduction in
Good Conductors
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Drift Current
In addition to the random motion, the
electrons drift towards the positive terminal.
This drift of the charge carriers results in an
electric current, called drift current.
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Drift Velocity
It is the average velocity of charge carriers
in a definite direction under the influence
of electric field.
Its value depends upon
1. The nature of charge carriers.
2. The applied electric field.
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Mobility
The constant is called mobility.
It can be defined as the drift velocity (in
m/s) per unit applied field (in V/m). Thus,
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Conductivity
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Conduction in
Intrinsic Semiconductors
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Conductivity of
Intrinsic Semiconductors
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Charge density = qn
Qn = (qn)(Avn)
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Total Current,
But
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Intrinsic Concentration
With increasing temperature, the density of
electron-hole pairs increases and correspondingly
conductivity increases.
It is found that intrinsic concentration ni varies with
T as,
E
ni A0T exp G 0
kT
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Eg = 1.12 eV.
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Review
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