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Indium antimonide has a band gap of 0.23eV between the valence and the conduction band.Find the temperature at which kT equal the band gap.

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To find the temperature at which \( kT \) equals the band gap energy of indium antimonide (InSb), we will follow these steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the given values**: - Band gap energy \( E = 0.23 \, \text{eV} \) - Boltzmann's constant \( k = 1.38 \times 10^{-23} \, \text{J/K} \) ...
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