3.5.1 - Mobility
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What is mobility?
💡 Hint: Think about how charge carriers behave when an electric field is applied.
What units are used for mobility?
💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between drift velocity and electric field.
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What does mobility measure?
💡 Hint: Consider the definition of mobility.
The unit of mobility is?
💡 Hint: Think about how mobility is expressed in calculations.
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A copper wire has a cross-sectional area of 1 mm² carrying a current of 3 A. Assuming the density of free electrons is 8.5 x 10²⁸ m⁻³, find the drift velocity and mobility if the electric field is maintained at 1000 V/m.
💡 Hint: Use the relationship I = nAev_d for calculating drift velocity.
A silicon device has a mobility of 1200 cm²/Vs and operates under an electric field of 500 V/m. What is the drift velocity? How does this affect its performance in electronic devices?
💡 Hint: Convert mobility to m²/Vs before calculating drift velocity.
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