Week 3 Quiz 1: Energy Bands ECE 606: Solid State Devices
Week 3 Quiz 1: Energy Bands ECE 606: Solid State Devices
Week 3 Quiz 1: Energy Bands ECE 606: Solid State Devices
c)
ψ ( x + a ) = u ( x ) eikx
d)
ψ ( x + a ) = u ( x + a ) eika
e)
ψ ( x ) = eikx
2) We
saw
earlier
that
when
we
impose
boundary
conditions
on
an
electron
confined
in
a
quantum
well,
only
discrete
values
of
k
are
permitted.
When
we
impose
periodic
boundary
conditions
on
a
string
of
N
atoms,
the
same
thing
happens.
How
many
discrete
values
of
k
are
there
and
what
is
their
spacing?
a)
2N
discrete
values
spaced
2π Na
b)
2N
discrete
values
spaced
π Na
c)
N
discrete
values
spaced
2π Na
d)
N
discrete
values
spaced
π Na
e)
N/2
discrete
values
spaced
π 2Na
Continued
on
next
page.
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Week
3
Quiz
1:
(cont.)
3) Solving
the
wave
equation
for
a
given
periodic
potential,
u ( x ) ,
can
be
challenging.
In
the
lecture
and
in
ASF,
a
periodic
system
of
finite,
rectangular
quantum
wells
is
solved.
Even
for
this
simple
problem,
the
math
is
non-‐trivial,
but
the
solutions
display
the
general
features
of
all
periodic
crystal
potentials.
What
is
the
name
of
this
classic,
model
problem
for
bandstructure?
a) The
WKB
Approximation
b) Fermi’s
Golden
Rule
c) The
Debye
model
d) The
Kronig-‐Penney
Model
e) The
Pierret
Model
4) What
is
a
Brillouin
zone?
a)
A
region
of
energy-‐space
that
encompasses
all
of
the
unique
values
of
energy
b)
A
region
of
position-‐space
that
the
electron
is
allowed
to
reside
within
c)
Another
name
for
the
unit
cell
of
the
crystal
d)
A
region
of
k-‐space
that
contains
all
of
the
unique
solutions
of
the
wave
equation
e)
A
region
of
k-‐space
where
the
group
velocity
is
positive
5)
What
question
do
you
have
about
this
lecture?
Turn
in
to
Ms.
Wanda
Dallinger,
EE-‐326
before
4:30
PM
Friday.
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