1. The energy gap in a semiconductor ?

Increases with temperature

Does not change with temperature

Decreases with temperature

Is zero

Answer: Decreases with temperature

Explanation:


2. In an intrinsic Semiconductor the free electron concentration depends on ?

Effective mass of electrons only

Effective mass of holes only

Temperature of the Semiconductor

Width of the forbidden energy hand of the semiconductor

Answer: Temperature of the Semiconductor

Explanation:


3. Direct band gap semiconductors ?

Exhibit short carrier life time and they are used for fabricating BJT’s

Exhibit long carrier life time and they are used for fabricating BJT’s

Exhibit short carrier life time and they are used for fabricating Lasers

Exhibit long carrier life time and they are used for fabricating BJT’s

Answer: Exhibit short carrier life time and they are used for fabricating Lasers

Explanation:

In such semiconductors the transition from max point of valence band to minimum of conduction band takes place without change in momentum. Ex. GaAs They exhibit short carrier life time. Thus used for fabricating lasers. In DBG semiconductor during the recombination the energy is released in the form of light


4. According to the Einstein relation, for any semiconductor the ratio of diffusion constant to mobility of carriers ?

Depends upon the temperature of the semiconductor

Depends upon the type of the semiconductor

Varies with life time of the semiconductor

Is a universal constant

Answer: Depends upon the temperature of the semiconductor

Explanation:


5. Impurities like boron, aluminum, gallium or indium are added to intrinsic semiconductor to form ?

N-type doped semiconductor

P-type doped semiconductor

A junction diode

All of these

Answer: P-type doped semiconductor

Explanation:


6. In a N-type semiconductor, the position of Fermi-level ?

Is lower than the centre of energy gap

Is at the centre of energy gap

Is higher than the centre of energy gap

Can be any where

Answer: Is higher than the centre of energy gap

Explanation:


7. The pentavalent impurities like antimony, arsenic, bismuth and phosphorus, added to intrinsic semiconductors are called ?

Acceptor or P-type impurities

Donor or P-type impurities

Acceptor or N-type impurities

Donor or N-type impurities

Answer: Donor or N-type impurities

Explanation:


8. For silicon, the energy gap at 300 K is ?

1.1 W

1.1 J

1.1 Ev

None of these

Answer: 1.1 Ev

Explanation:


9. The arrow direction in the diode symbol indicates ?

Direction of electron flow

Direction of hole flow (Direction of conventional current)

Opposite to the direction of hole flow

None of the above

Answer: Direction of hole flow (Direction of conventional current)

Explanation:


10. The knee voltage (cut in voltage) of Si diode is ?

0.2 V

0.7 V

0.8 V

1.0 V

Answer: 0.7 V

Explanation: