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the E-k diagram of the conduction band of a material A is sharper than E-k diagram for another material B .The relation between the effective mass of material A and B and the mobility of electron in material A and B are respectively.

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Answered by rishabh2328
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An E-k diagram shows characteristics of a particular semiconductor material. It shows the relationship between the energy and momentum of available quantum mechanical states for electrons in the material.

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First, consider a basic E-k band diagram like this one (the x-axis can be either momentum, p, or wavenumber, k, since p=ℏk)

In this diagram you can see a few things: First Attachment

The band gap (EG), which is the difference in energy between the top of the valence band and the bottom of the conduction band.

The effective mass of electrons and holes in the material. This is given by the curvature of each of the bands.

This diagram indicates (diagramatically) how the actual electron states are equally spaced in k-space. Which means that the density of states in E (ρ(E)) depends on the slope of the E-k curve.

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There is a more complex form of E-k diagram that shows the relationship for different directions of k relative to the crystal lattice: Second Attachment

Here, the greek letters (Γ, Δ, K, etc.) on the x-axis indicate different directions of k relative to the crystal axes.

In addition to showing the effective mass at different band extrema, this also shows that the effective mass varies depending on the direction of conduction relative to the crystal orientation.

This type diagram also shows whether the material is a direct-gap or indirect-gap semiconductor. Direct gap is when the valence band maximum and conduction band minimum occur at the same location in k-space. This is important in optoelectronics because only direct gap materials (like GaAs, but not including silicon) have efficient radiative absorption and emission, which is what makes LEDs and laser diodes work.

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Answered by guruu99
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A material's E-K diagram is a graphical representation of the electrons' energy in relation to their momentum. The effective mass of the electrons in the material is indicated by the width of the E-K diagram. Since the smaller the effective mass, the faster the electrons can move and the higher the electron mobility, material A's E-k diagram is sharper than that of material B's. This means that material A's electron mobility is greater than that of material B's. Material A's higher electron mobility makes it possible for semiconductor electronics, which require faster switching speeds, to perform better.

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