Question

State whether given statement is True or False
The probability of electrons to be found in the conduction band of an intrinsic semiconductor at a finite temperature decreases exponentially with increasing bandgap.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

The probability of electrons to be found in the conduction band of an intrinsic semiconductor at a finite temperature decreases exponentially with increasing bandgap because it is more difficult for the electrons to jump to the conduction band from valence band if the band gap between them is large.

Therefore the given statement is TRUE.