A silicon crystal is doped with phosphorus

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Condensed Matter Physics, Ch Homogeneous semiconductors: counting carriers, doping and mobility

Problem

A silicon crystal is doped with Nd=3.0×1016 cm−3N_d=3.0\times10^{16}\,\mathrm{cm^{-3}} phosphorus. Its measured electron mobility at this doping is μn=850 cm2 V−1s−1\mu_n=850\,\mathrm{cm^2\,V^{-1}s^{-1}}. Find its resistivity.

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