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Electrons and Holes

  • For T> 0 K, there would be some electrons in the otherwise empty conduction band, and some empty states in the otherwise filled valence band.
  • The empty states in the valence band are referred to as holes.
  • If the conduction band electron and the valence band hole are created by thermal excitation of a valence band electron to the conduction band, then they are called electron-hole pair (EHP).
  • After excitation to the conduction band, an electron is surrounded via a large number of empty states, for example the equilibrium number of EHPs at 300 K in Si is ∼1010/cm3, whereas the Si atom density is ∼1022/cm3 .
  • Thus, the electrons in the conduction band are free to move about via the many available empty states.
  • Corresponding problem of charge transport in the valence band is slightly more complex.
  • Current transport in the valence band can be accounted for by keeping track of the holes themselves.
  • In a filled band, all available energy states are occupied.
  • For every electron moving with a given velocity, there is an equal and opposite electron motion somewhere else in the band.
  • Under an applied electric field, the net current is zero, since for every electron j moving with a velocity Vj , there is a corresponding electron j moving with a velocity - Vj .
  • In a unit volume, the current density J can be given by

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  • where N is the number of electrons/cm3 in the band, and q is the electronic charge.
  • Now, if the jth electron is removed and a hole is created in the valence band, after that the net current density

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  • Thus, the current contribution of the empty state (hole), obtained by removing the jth electron, is equivalent to that of a positively charged particle with velocity Vj.
  • Note that actually this transport is accounted for by the motion of the uncompensated electron j having a charge of q and moving with a velocity Vj.
  • Its current contribution (-q) (-Vj) is equivalent to that of a positively charged particle with velocity + Vj.
  • For simplicity, therefore, the empty states in the valence band are called holes, and they are assigned positive charge and positive mass.
  • The electron energy increases as one move up the conduction band, and electrons gravitate downward towards the bottom of the conduction band.
  • On the other hand, hole energy increases as one moves down the valence band (since holes have positive charges), and holes gravitate upwards towards the top of the valence band.

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