The electron number density in a semiconductor varies from 1020 m-3 to 1012 m-3 linearly over a distance of 4 μ Determine the electron diffusion current and electric field at the midpoint if no current flows, μе = 0.135 m2V-1s-1 and T = 300 K.

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The electron number density in a semiconductor varies from 1020 m-3 to 1012 m-3 linearly over a distance of 4 μ Determine the electron diffusion current and electric field at the midpoint if no current flows, μе = 0.135 m2V-1s-1 and T = 300 K. 

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