Multiple choice

The electron concentration in a sample of uniformly doped n-type silicon at 300 K varies linearly from 1017/cm3 at x = 0 to 6 $\times$1016/cm3 at x = 2 $\mu$m. Assume a situation that electrons are supplied to keep this concentration gradient constant with time. If electronic charge is 1.6$\times$10-19 coulomb and the diffusion constant Dn = 35 cm2/s, the current density in the silicon, if no electric field is present, is

  1. zero

  2. -112 A/cm2

  3. +1120 A/cm2

  4. -1120 A/cm2

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