Question
What is the forbidden energy gap in a pure conductor?
The correct answer is
0 eV
In the elementary band model, a metal has a partially filled band or overlapping valence and conduction bands. There is no forbidden gap preventing conduction, so the listed answer is 0 eV.
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Important Questions from Semiconductors
The conductivity of silicon is $\sigma$=10 ( $\Omega$ cm)$^{-1}$ Determine the drift current density J, if an electric field of E=15v/cm is applied.
- Which metal is used in the making of microchips?
- Which of the following is a n-type semiconductor?
Which of the following materials is not a semiconductor ?
(a) ZnO
(b) Carbon nanotube
(c) SiO2
(d) CopperWhich is correct ?
Semi conductors have
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