The minority carrier life time and diffusion constant in a semiconducting material are 100 ?s and 100 cm2/s respectively. The diffusion length of carriers is
Options
A. 0.1 cm
B. 0.01 cm
C. 0.0141 cm
D. 1 cm
Correct Answer
0.1 cm
Explanation
Diffusion length = sqrt(Carrier life time x Diffusion constant) = (100 x 10-6 x 100)0.5 = 0.1 cm.
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