are made of Au with a work function of 5.1 eV. The electron affinity, Fermi energy and band gap for the amorphous semiconductor are 4.1 eV, 4.6 eV and 1.2 eV, respectively. If the source and drain electrodes are electrically connected with a zero potential difference, sketch the energy band diagram under a positive, zero and negative gate voltage, respectively, with respect to the source and drain electrodes.

are made of Au with a work function of 5.1 eV. The electron affinity, Fermi energy and band gap for the amorphous semiconductor are 4.1 eV, 4.6 eV and 1.2 eV, respectively. If the source and drain electrodes are electrically connected with a zero potential difference, sketch the energy band diagram under a positive, zero and negative gate voltage, respectively, with respect to the source and drain electrodes.

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Chapter12: The Solid State

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