Silicon is doped with boron to a concentration of 4×1017atoms/cm3. Assume the intrinsic carrier concentration of silicon to be 1.5×1010/cm3 and the value of kT/q to be 25mV at 300K.Compared to undoped silicon,the Fermi level of doped silicon
A
goes up by 0.13eV
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B
goes down by 0.427eV
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C
goes up by 0.427eV
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D
goes down by 0.13eV
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Solution
The correct option is B goes down by 0.427eV Ans : (c)
Since, boron is p-type impurity, therefore , fermi level goes down Ei−Ef=kTlnNAni =25×10−3ln4×10171.5×1010=0.427eV