The probability that a state at Ec+kT is occupied by an electron is equal to the probability that a state at Ey-kT is empty. Determine the position of the Fermi energy level as a function of Ec and Ey.

The probability that a state at Ec+kT is occupied by an electron is equal to the probability that a state at Ey-kT is empty. Determine the position of the Fermi energy level as a function of Ec and Ey.

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Chapter10: Statistical Physics

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electron is equal to the probability that a state at Ey-kT is
empty. Determine the position of the Fermi energy level as
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