Department of Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur EE 311 Home Assignment #2 Assigned: 11.1.13 Due: 18.1.

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1.

Show the (211) plane and the [211] direction in a cubic crystal lattice.

2.

The atomic radii of Ga and As are 1.26 A and 1.18 A respectively. Using hard sphere model, find the lattice constant of GaAs. Clearly draw a (110) plane of this lattice, identify the Ga and As atoms therein, and determine the atomic density (in numbers/cm2) in this plane.

3.

Repeat Prob.2 for (100) and (111) planes, and show that the density of atoms in planes (100), (110), and (111) can be given by the ratio 1:1.414:1.155.

4.

Find the de Broglie wavelength associated with: i) an electron of energy 1 eV, ii) a proton of 238 energy 1 eV, iii) an atom of U 92 , and iv) a car weighing 1000 kg traveling with a velocity of 50 km/hr.

5.

Determine the wavelength of the emitted radiation and state its color for direct band-to-band recombination in the following direct band gap materials (with the band gap (in eV) of each material given within the parentheses): i) CdSe (1.73), ii) Cu2O (2.1), iii) CdS (2.42), and (iv) ZnSe (2.7). What is the wavelength of emission in indirect recombination via trap state in Si (Eg = 1.12 eV), if the trap state produces an energy level right at the center of the band gap? Which spectra does it lie within?