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Lecture 6 OUTLINE Semiconductor Fundamentals (cont’d) Continuity equations Minority carrier diffusion equations Minority carrier diffusion length Quasi-Fermi levels Reading: Pierret 3.4-3.5; Hu 4.7

Derivation of Continuity Equation Consider carrier-flux into/out-of an infinitesimal volume: Area A, volume Adx Jn(x) Jn(x+dx) dx EE130/230M Spring 2013 Lecture 6, Slide 2

Continuity Equations: EE130/230M Spring 2013 Lecture 6, Slide 3

Derivation of Minority Carrier Diffusion Equations The minority carrier diffusion equations are derived from the general continuity equations, and are applicable only for minority carriers. Simplifying assumptions: 1. The electric field is small, such that in p-type material in n-type material 2. n0 and p0 are independent of x (i.e. uniform doping) 3. low-level injection conditions prevail EE130/230M Spring 2013 Lecture 6, Slide 4

Starting with the continuity equation for electrons: EE130/230M Spring 2013 Lecture 6, Slide 5

Carrier Concentration Notation The subscript “n” or “p” is used to explicitly denote n-type or p-type material, e.g. pn is the hole (minority-carrier) concentration in n-type mat’l np is the electron (minority-carrier) concentration in n-type mat’l Thus the minority carrier diffusion equations are EE130/230M Spring 2013 Lecture 6, Slide 6

Simplifications (Special Cases) Steady state: No diffusion current: No R-G: No light: EE130/230M Spring 2013 Lecture 6, Slide 7

Example Lp is the hole diffusion length: Consider an n-type Si sample illuminated at one end: constant minority-carrier injection at x = 0 steady state; no light absorption for x > 0 Lp is the hole diffusion length: EE130/230M Spring 2013 Lecture 6, Slide 8

The general solution to the equation is where A, B are constants determined by boundary conditions: Therefore, the solution is EE130/230M Spring 2013 Lecture 6, Slide 9

Minority Carrier Diffusion Length Physically, Lp and Ln represent the average distance that minority carriers can diffuse into a sea of majority carriers before being annihilated. Example: ND = 1016 cm-3; tp = 10-6 s EE130/230M Spring 2013 Lecture 6, Slide 10

Quasi-Fermi Levels Whenever Dn = Dp  0, np  ni2. However, we would like to preserve and use the relations: These equations imply np = ni2, however. The solution is to introduce two quasi-Fermi levels FN and FP such that EE130/230M Spring 2013 Lecture 6, Slide 11

Example: Quasi-Fermi Levels Consider a Si sample with ND = 1017 cm-3 and Dn = Dp = 1014 cm-3. What are p and n ? What is the np product ? EE130/230M Spring 2013 Lecture 6, Slide 12

Find FN and FP : EE130/230M Spring 2013 Lecture 6, Slide 13

Summary The continuity equations are established based on conservation of carriers, and therefore hold generally: The minority carrier diffusion equations are derived from the continuity equations, specifically for minority carriers under certain conditions (small E-field, low-level injection, uniform doping profile): EE130/230M Spring 2013 Lecture 6, Slide 14