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1: A sample of silicon has a concentration of donors of 10^20 donors m^(-3). All donors...

1: A sample of silicon has a concentration of donors of 10^20 donors m^(-3). All donors are ionised and T = 300k

a: What is the fermi level?

b: At what temperature will the intrinsic electron concentration become larger than the donor electron concentration?

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