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Semiconductor Physics and Devices: Basic Principles, 4th edition Chapter 1

By D. A. Neamen Exercise Solutions


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Chapter 1
Exercise Solutions a 2.92 10 8 cm 2.92 A
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Ex 1.1 Radius r a 2 1.46 A
(a) Number of atoms per unit cell
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1 1
8 6 4 TYU 1.2
8 2 (a) Number of atoms per (100) lattice plane
(b) Volume Density 1
4 4 4
1
3 4
a
4.25 10 8
3
Surface Density
5.21 10 22 cm 3 1 1
2
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4.65 10 8 2

= 4.62 1014 cm
Ex 1.2
2
Intercepts of plane; p=1, q=2, s=2
1 1 1 (b) Number of atoms per (110) lattice plane
Inverse; , , 1
1 2 2 4
1
Multiply by lowest common denominator, 4
211 plane Surface Density
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1 1

Ex 1.3 a a 2 4.65 10 8 2
2
(a) Number of atoms per (100) plane
3.27 10 cm 2 14
1
1 4
2 (c) Number of atoms per (111) lattice plane
4 1 1
Surface Density 3
6 2
2 2
2 1
a
4.25 10 8
2
Lattice plane area
2
bh
2
1.11 10 15 cm where b a 2
(b) Number of atoms per (110) plane 1/ 2


2
2 1
1 1 h a 2 a 2
2 4 2 2
2 4
1/ 2
Surface Density 1 3
2a 2 a 2 a
2 2
2 2

a a 4.25 10
Then lattice plane area
8 2
2 2
7.83 10 cm 2 14
1
2

a 2 a

3
2
2
3 2
a

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Test Your Understanding Solutions
1
TYU 1.1
1 2 2.67 10 14 cm
Number of atoms per unit cell 8 1
8
2
3

4.65 10 8 2

1
Volume Density 4 10
22
2
a3
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Semiconductor Physics and Devices: Basic Principles, 4th edition Chapter 1
By D. A. Neamen Exercise Solutions
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TYU 1.3
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(a) For (100) planes, distance a 4.83 A
(b) For (110) planes, distance


a 2

4.83 2 3.42 Ao
2 2
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TYU 1.4
(a) 8 corner atoms
(b) 6 face-centered atoms
(c) 4 atoms totally enclosed
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TYU 1.5
Number of atoms in the unit cell
1 1
8 6 4 8
8 2
8 8
Volume Density 3
a 5.43 10 8 3

5 10 22 cm 3
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