Fermi level for an Intrinsic Semiconductor

Fermi level for an intrinsic semiconductor lies midway between the valence and conduction bands, bcoz---
a) the temperature does not influence its position.
b) the effective mass of hole is greater than that of electron
c) the effective mass of electron is taken equal to that of hole
d) none of the above

which is the right option?

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jhabua

  • Jun 27th, 2011
 

Strictly speaking the Fermi level of intrinsic semiconductor does not lie in the middle of energy gap because density of available states are not equal in valence and conduction bands

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