Timeline for Energy Band of pn junction in thermal equilibrium (Zero bias)
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| Mar 21, 2020 at 14:22 | comment | added | creillyucla | because the energy of a state is the sum of the energy in the absence of an external electric potential and $-e V$, the energy of an electron in an external electric potential V. the potential is lower on the left so the energy of the state at the top of the valence band is higher than on the right. | |
| Mar 20, 2020 at 12:39 | comment | added | Himanshu | You say , "An electron at the top of the valence band on the the left side will have more energy than one on the right hand side." I understand but $E_v$ is the energy of highest occupied state not the energy of electron,So how state energy elevate? | |
| Mar 19, 2020 at 18:44 | history | edited | creillyucla | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 19, 2020 at 18:35 | history | answered | creillyucla | CC BY-SA 4.0 |