Drift Current — Study Resources & PYQs
Drift current caused by electric fields in semiconductors.
- Estimated study time: 30 minutes
Study resources
- Introduction to Semiconductor Devices 1 - KAIST (Coursera, free to audit) (Article) — Module 4 is specifically 'Carrier Transport: Diffusion and Drift'. Very clear derivation of drift current. Choose Audit to access it free.
- Introduction to Semiconductor Devices - IIT Hyderabad (Article) — Week 3 is mobility, drift current and diffusion.
- Diffusion and Drift Current in Semiconductors | Diffusion Coefficient & Einstein Relation (Video) — Full playlist episode deriving drift and diffusion current, the diffusion coefficient, and the Einstein relation.
- Drift, Diffusion of Currents & Einstein's Equation | Semiconductors (Video) — Focused Indian-lecture video deriving the Einstein relation connecting mobility and diffusion coefficient.
- Drift Current and Diffusion Current in Semiconductor Materials (Video) — Short, clear video specifically explaining drift and diffusion current densities in semiconductor materials.
- OpenStax — University Physics Volume 2 (Article) — Open physics textbook covering electromagnetism, electromagnetic waves, optics, lasers and related physics fundamentals.
- OpenStax — University Physics Volume 3 (Article) — Open physics textbook covering modern physics and semiconductor-related foundations.
Taught in these subjects
- APPLIED ENGINEERING PHYSICS — BPHT11 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- APPLIED ENGINEERING PHYSICS — BPHT11 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Advanced Engineering Physics — BPHT21 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Applied Engineering Physics — BST1103 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Advanced Engineering Physics — BST1203 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu