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Define ionic mobility. Write its relationship with relaxation time. How does one understand the temperature dependence of resistivity of a semiconductor?

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Mobility of an ion is defined as the drift velocity per unit electric field i.e.,

μ = vd/E = eτ /m

Its unit is m2 /Vs

When temperature increases, covalent bonds of neighbouring atoms break and charge carrier become free to cause conductive, so resistivity of semi conductor decreases with rise of temperature.



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