Assume that an allowable electron energy state lies at \( 0.95 \mathrm{eV} \). What is the probability that a hole will occupy this state at \( 243^{\circ} \mathrm{K} \) when the Fermi energy level is \( 0.96 \mathrm{eV} \) ? (Your answer should be somewhere between 0 and 1 .)
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We are given the energy of the electron state, \(E = 0.95 \mathrm{eV}\), the temperature, \(T = 243^{\circ} \mathrm{K}\), and the Fermi energy level, \(E_F = 0.96 \mathrm{eV}\). Show more…
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