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The typical ionization energy of a donor in silicon is ( Take εr=12(silicon))

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a

1.0 eV

b

10.0 eV

c

0.1 eV

d

0.001 eV

answer is C.

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When donor  impurity  (+5  valence)  added  to  a  pure  silicon (+4  valence),  the  +5  donor  atom  sits  in  the  place  of  +4 valence silicon atom. So it has a net additional +1 electronic charge.  The  four  valence  electron  form  covalent  bond  and get  fixed  in  the  lattice.  The fifth electron (with net –1 electronic charge) can be approximated to revolve around +1 additional charge. The situation is like the hydrogen atom for which energy is given by E=13.6n2eV. For the case of hydrogen, the permittivity was taken as ε0. However, if the medium has a permittivity εr, relative to ε0, then E=13.6εr2n2eV For Si,  εr=12 and for n=1 4 1, E=0.1 eV

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