// Height of potential energy barrier // Basic Electronics // By Debashis De // First Edition, 2010 // Dorling Kindersley Pvt. Ltd. India // Example 2-29 in page 104 clear; clc; close; // Given data rho1=2; // Resistivity of p-side in ohm-cm rho2=1; // Resistivity of n-side in ohm-cm e=1.6*10^-19; // Charge on an electron in C // Calculation N_A1=1/(rho1*e*1800); N_D1=1/(rho2*e*3800); N_A2=1/(rho1*e*500); N_D2=1/(rho2*e*1300); V_01=0.026*log((N_A1*N_D1)/(2.5*10^13)^2); V_02=0.026*log((N_A2*N_D2)/(1.5*10^10)^2); printf("(a)For Ge:\n"); printf("N_A = %0.2e /cm^3\nN_D = %0.2e /cm^3\n",N_A1,N_D1); printf("Therefore barrier potential energy for Ge = %0.2f eV\n\n",V_01); printf("(b)For Si:\n"); printf("N_A = %0.2e /cm^3\nN_D = %0.2e /cm^3\n",N_A2,N_D2); printf("Therefore barrier potential energy for Si = %0.3f eV",V_02); // Result // (a) Height of barrier potential energy for Ge = 0.22 eV // (b) Height of barrier potential energy for Si = 0.667 eV