Using the same argument that gave per decade at

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Condensed Matter Physics, Ch The junction: diodes, transistors, lamps and solar cells

Problem

Using the same argument that gave 59.5 mV59.5\,\mathrm{mV} per decade at 300 K300\,\mathrm{K}, derive the ideal barrier-controlled switching slope at 450 K450\,\mathrm{K}, a temperature a power device might run hot at.

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