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Page 583
... carrier densities at any temperature . A general analysis is rather complicated , and we consider here only a particularly simple and important case : Suppose that Ed - μ > kgT , - μ Ɛa ... Carrier Densities of Impure Semiconductors 583.
... carrier densities at any temperature . A general analysis is rather complicated , and we consider here only a particularly simple and important case : Suppose that Ed - μ > kgT , - μ Ɛa ... Carrier Densities of Impure Semiconductors 583.
Page 604
... carrier densities will be constant in time : dn / dt = dp./dt = 0. Using this fact and the forms ( 29.33 ) for the rates at which recombination and generation change the carrier densities , we find that the continuity equation ( 29.32 ) ...
... carrier densities will be constant in time : dn / dt = dp./dt = 0. Using this fact and the forms ( 29.33 ) for the rates at which recombination and generation change the carrier densities , we find that the continuity equation ( 29.32 ) ...
Page 610
... carrier densities differ from their homogeneous equilibrium values at the boundaries of the depletion layer . In equilibrium we found the variation in carrier densities across the depletion layer by using the equilibrium expression ...
... carrier densities differ from their homogeneous equilibrium values at the boundaries of the depletion layer . In equilibrium we found the variation in carrier densities across the depletion layer by using the equilibrium expression ...
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The Drude Theory of Metals | 1 |
The Sommerfeld Theory of Metals | 29 |
Failures of the Free Electron Model | 57 |
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