Intermediate & Advanced Laboratory

"Experiment is the sole judge of scientific 'truth'"
- Richard Feynman -

Semiconductor Band-gap Determination

Semiconductor Physics, Electronics
The next major explosion is going to be when genetics and computers come together. I'm talking about an organic computer - about biological substances that can function like a semiconductor.

Alvin Toffler, Futurist, Science Fiction Author.

In this experiment you will determine the energy difference between the conduction and valence bands in a common semiconductor. You will determine the temperature dependence of the current through a junction made of this material.

The experiment!

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The LabVIEW interface for this experiment.

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