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Modern Physics

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ISBN:9781111794378

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer

Chapter12: The Solid State

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The carrier effective masses in a semiconductor are mn*= 1.21 m0 and mp*= 0.70 m0. Determine the position of the intrinsic Fermi level with respect to the center of the bandgap at T= 300 K.

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