N-Type Band StructureThe addition of donor impurities contributes electron energy levels high in the semiconductor band gap so that electrons can be easily excited into the conduction band. This shifts the effective Fermi levelto a point about halfway between the donor levels and the conduction band.
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P-Type Band StructureThe addition of acceptor impurities contributes hole levels low in the semiconductor band gap so that electrons can be easily excited from the valence band into these levels, leaving mobile holes in the valence band. This shifts the effective Fermi level to a point about halfway between the acceptor levels and the valence band.
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P-N Energy Bands
For a p-n junction at equilibrium, the Fermi levels match on the two sides of the junctions. Electrons and holes reach an equilibrium at the junction and form a depletion region. The upward direction in the diagram represents increasing electron energy. That implies that you would have to supply energy to get an electron to go up on the diagram, and supply energy to get a hole to go down. | |
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