Q.

A semiconductor has equal electron and hole concentration of 2 × 108m–3. On doping with a certain impurity, the electron concentration increases to 4×1010m–3, then the new hole concentration of the semiconductor is

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a

1010m–3

b

1012m–3

c

106m–3

d

108m–3

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

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Intrinsic carrier concentration, ni=2×108m-3

electron concentration ne=4×1010m-3

Thus the hole concentration,

We know that,

nenh=ni2 nh=ni2ne

Substituting the values,

nh=(2×108)24×1010 nh=106m-3

Hence the correct answer is 106m-3.

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