10 - 05 - 2022 PH3259 Set-A
10 - 05 - 2022 PH3259 Set-A
13. (a) (i). Explain the elastic strain energy in solids [8] A CO1
N
(ii). Explain plastic deformation of materials [8] A CO1
N
(or)
(b) Derive an expression for the carrier concentration of electrons [16] A CO4
and holes in intrinsic semiconductor. P
14. (a) Explain the hall effect in n-type semiconductor. [16] U CO4
(or)
(b) Derive the equation for carrier concentration in p-type and show [16] A CO4
that the Fermi level at 0K lies at the middle of acceptor energy N
level and the top level of valence band
15. (a) Obtain an expression for density of electrons in the conduction [16] A CO4
band of n-type semiconductor and explain about its Fermi level N
at 0K.
(or)
(b) Discuss the variation and behaviour of Fermi level in an n-type [16] A CO4
and p-type semiconductor with temperature and concentration of N
impurities.
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