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Equilibrium carrier densities refer to the number of carriers in the conduction and valence band with no externally applied bias.Non-degenerate semiconductors are defined as semiconductors for which the Fermi energy is at least 3kT away from either band edge. It essentailly is a semiconductor whose conduction band level is much higher than the fermi-level and whose valence band level is much lower than the fermi-level. In a non degenerate semiconductor, the probability of the state at the bottom of the conduction band can be approximated to e<sup>(E<sub>f</sub> - E<sub>C</sub>) / k<sub>B</sub>T</sup>. Therefore, n, the electron density, is proportional to this value. Similarly, the probability of the state at the top of the valence band can be approximated to e<sup>(E<sub>V</sub> - E<sub>f</sub>) / k<sub>B</sub>T</sup>. Therefore, p, the electron density, is proportional to this value.
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n \alpha e^(E_{F}-E_{C}/k_{B}T)
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n \quad \alpha \quad e^{E_{F}-E_{C}/k_{B}T}
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p \alpha e^(E_{V}-E_{F}/k_{B}T)
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p \quad \alpha \quad e^{E_{V}-E_{F}/k_{B}T}
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Where,
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ℏ is the reduced Plank's constant whose value is 6.6*10<sup>-34</sup> J/Hz
Intrinsic carriers are created by breaking covanlent bonds and exciting electrons accrossthe bandgap.<br>
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Dopants are partially ionised. The majority charge carrier concentration makes up almost all of the charge carrier concentration.<br>
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Although metals can conduct at 0 Kelvin, semicondonctures cannot.<br>
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However, heavily doped semiconductors are an exception. At large dopant concentrations, impurity ion distribution causes significant fluctuations in the local electrostatic potential, which gives rise to a spacial variation in th elocal density of states distribution. When averaged over the entire lattice, the conduction band and valence band essentially merge.
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