Which one of the following options describes correctly the equilibrium band diagram at T = 300 K of a Silicon p n n +p++ configuration shown in the figure?

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Concept:

1) Fermi level is straight/aligned at equilibrium

2) Fermi level is closer valence band for p-type semiconductor and moves into valence band for high doping

3) Fermi level is closer to conduction band for n-type material and moves into the conduction band for high doping.

Applications:

Since fermi level is not aligned in option (2) and (3). They are eliminated

For p++ region fermi-level will lie inside the valance band. Hence option (4) is eliminated.

Correction option is (1) which satisfies all properties.

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A simplified energy band-diagram of an intrinsic semiconductor at thermal equilibrium (300 K) is shown. In the accompanying table, which one of the four cloumns correctly represents the listed parameters? Assume same effective mass for electrons and holes.
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