Answer:
w=2.78 mm
Explanation:
Depletion region width is found by
[tex]w=x_p+x_N=\sqrt {\frac {2\epsilon_{si} v_{bi}}{q}(\frac {1}{N_D}+\frac {1}{N_A})}[/tex]
To obtain [tex]v_{bi}[/tex] which is built in voltage
[tex]v_{bi}=\frac {KT}{q}ln(\frac {N_D N_A}{n_i^{2}})[/tex]
Where [tex]q=1.6*10^{-19} and [tex]\epsilon_{si}=11\epsilon_o=11*(8.854*10^{-12})=9.74*10^{-11}[/tex]
Generally, for silicon, [tex]n_i=1.5*10^{10}/cm^{3}[/tex]
Therefore, [tex]v_{bi}=0.026 ln(\frac {10^{17} * 10^{14}}{(1.5*10^{10})^{2})}=0.637 Volts[/tex]
[tex]w=\sqrt {(\frac {1}{10^{17}}+\frac {1}{10^{14}})\frac {2*(9.74*10^{-11})*0.637}{1.6*10^{-19}*}[/tex]
w=2.78 mm