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A Ge specimen is doped with Al. The concentration of acceptor atoms is ≈ $10^{21}$ atoms/m3. Given that the intrinsic concentration of electrons in the specimen is $10^{19} / m^3$. The new electron concentration is |
$10^{17} /m^3$ $10^{15} /m^3$ $10^{4} /m^3$ $10^{2} /m^3$ |
$10^{17} /m^3$ |
When Ge specimen is doped with $Al$, then concentration of acceptor atoms is also called concentration of holes. Using formula $n_i^2=n_en_h$ $n_i$ = concentration of electron hole pair = $10^{19}/ m^3$ $n_e$ = concentration of electrons $n_h$ = concentration of holes = $10^{21} atoms/m^3$ $∴ (10^{19})^2 = 1021 × n_e$ $n_e = 10^{17} /m^3$ |