V. Переведите на русский язык цепочки существительных. Обратите внимание, что последнее слово является опорным

Valence electrons, a standard mass, a current flow, room temperature, conduction bard, impurity atom, semiconductor device, photoemission process

VI. Дополните следующие предложения фактами из текста

1. Insulators are materials which …

2. Apart from conductors, materials are classified according to …

3. All conductors contain …

4. Most familiar conductors are …

5. Non-conducting materials lack …

6. a semiconductor is …

7. Semiconductors are very similar to …

8. Transistors are the building blocks of …

VII. Выделите суффиксы слов с одинаковым корнем и переведите на русский язык следующие группы слов

To achieve –achievement – achievable

To apply – appliance- application – applying – applied

To resist – resistance – resistivity

To conduct – conductance – conductivity

To divide – dividing – division

To create – creative – creation

VIII. Объясните, почему

1. we need conductors and insulators

2. a perfect insulator is not possible

3. design details vary widely

4. we mostly use copper conductors

5. semiconductors are important in modern technology

IX. Разделите текст на логические части. Озаглавьте каждую часть и изложите её содержание в 3-4 предложениях на английском/ русском языках

X. Прокомментируйте ту часть текста, которая показалась вам наиболее интересной

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Прочитайте текст и определите его основную идею

Carrier generation and recombination

When ionizing radiation strikes a semiconductor, it may excite an electron out of its energy level and consequently leave a hole. This process is known as electron–hole pair generation. Electron-hole pairs are constantly generated from thermal energy as well, in the absence of any external energy source.

Electron-hole pairs are also apt to recombine. Conservation of energy demands that these recombination events, in which an electron loses an amount of energy larger than the band gap, be accompanied by the emission of thermal energy (in the form of phonons) or radiation (in the form of photons).

In the steady state, the generation and recombination of electron–hole pairs are in equipoise. The number of electron-hole pairs in the steady state at a given temperature is determined by quantum statistical mechanics. The precise quantum mechanical mechanisms of generation and recombination are governed by conservation of energy and conservation of momentum.

As the probability that electrons and holes meet together is proportional to the product of their amounts, the product is in steady state nearly constant at a given temperature, providing that there is no significant electric field (which might "flush" carriers of both types, or move them from neighbour regions containing more of them to meet together) or externally driven pair generation. The product is a function of the temperature, as the probability of getting enough thermal energy to produce a pair increases with temperature, being approximately 1/exp(band gap / kT), where k is Boltzmann's constant and T is absolute temperature.

The probability of meeting is increased by carrier traps – impurities or dislocations which can trap an electron or hole and hold it until a pair is completed. Such carrier traps are sometimes purposely added to reduce the time needed to reach the steady state.

Lesson 5

Electromotive force

I. Прочитайте и запомните следующие слова и словосочетания

electromotive force электродвижущая сила, ЭДС
to denote 1) указывать на (что-л), показывать;   2) означать, обозначать, значить
amount 1)количество; 2) сумма, итог; 3) значительность, важность
voltaic cell гальванический элемент, химический источник тока
thermoelectric device термоэлектрическое устройство, прибор
to gain 1) получать, приобретать; 2) добывать; 3) наращивать, добывать; 4) выигрывать, добиваться
misnomer неправильное употребление имени или термина
dimension 1) размерность; 2) размер, габарит; 3) измерение
to confine 1) ограничивать; 2) держать взаперти
armature 1) арматура; 2) эл. якорь ; 3) эл.броня
polarity 1) полярность; 2) поляритет, полярное преобразование
magnetic flux магнитный поток
coil 1) спираль; 2) виток; 3) рулон; 4) бухта проволоки, шнура; 5) катушка
to reduce 1) понижать; 2) ослаблять; 3) уменьшать, сокращать
to spin 1) крутить(ся), вертеть(ся); 2) выдавливать на станке; 3) вращаться ; 4) свинчивать или развинчивать трубы

II. Прочитайте и переведите текст

Electromotive Force

This term is used to denote the force which moves or tends to move electricity from one point in a conductor to another. The analogy of the water pipes will be useful in explaining the nature of electromotive force, or E.M.F., as it is usually abbreviated. The rate of flow of water in pipes depends not only upon the pressure or head of water, but upon the resistance offered by the pipes. Thus if the pipes are choked with dirt, they will not deliver the same amount of water as when the pipes are clear, although the head of water is the same in each case. So with electricity in a conductor, the quantity that passes any point depends upon the electromotive force and the resistance of the conductor. Just as water flows from a cistern at a high level to a tap at a low level, so electricity may be regarded as flowing from the positive pole of a battery or dynamo towards the negative pole, the flow being maintained by the difference of pressure, or the difference of potential as it is called, between the two poles.

Electromotive force (emf, ) is a term used to characterize electrical devices, such as voltaic cells,thermoelectric devices, electrical generators and transformers, and even resistors. For a given device, if an electric charge passes through that device, and gains an energy, the net emf for that device is the energy gained per unit charge. This has units of volts, or joules per coulomb, and hence can be thought of as a voltage induced by the device in question. Since force has the unit of the newton, emf is a misnomer, but one that over time has resisted change.

In most circuits current is driven by a so-called "source of emf", which usually is a voltaic cell (or battery, which consists of voltaic cells in series and/or in parallel) or the power company. For a voltaic cell the source of emf is the chemical reactions that occur at each of the electrode-electrolyte interfaces, so that a voltaic cell can be thought of as two "surface pumps" of atomic dimension. The reactions at the electrode-electrolyte interfaces provide the "seat" of emf for the voltaic cell. For the power company, the source of emf is electromagnetic induction, which is more extended than an atomic size, but nevertheless is confined to the power generation building, usually many miles from the user.

The counter-electromotive force (abbreviated counter emf, or CEMF ) is the voltage, or electromotive force, that pushes against the current which induces it. CEMF is caused by a changing electromagnetic field. It is represented by Lenz's Law of electromagnetism. Back electromotive force is a voltage that occurs in electric motors where there is relative motion between the armature of the motor and the external magnetic field. One practical application is to use this phenomenon to indirectly measure motor speed and position. Counter emf is a voltage developed in an inductor network by a pulsating current or an alternating current. The voltage's polarity is at every moment the reverse of the input voltage.

In a generator using a rotating armature and, in the presence of a magnetic flux, the conductors cut the magnetic field lines as they rotate. The changing field strength produces a voltage in the coil; the motor is acting like a generator.. (Faraday's law of induction.) This voltage opposes the original applied voltage; therefore, it is called "counter-electromotive force". (by Lenz's law.) With a lower overall voltage across the armature, the current flowing into the motor coils is reduced.

If it is assumed that a motor is 100% efficient with no friction or windage losses, the speed of the armature will increase until the back electromotive force is equal to the applied electromotive force, i.e. there will be no net electromotive force, no current flow and hence, no net force. The armature will spin at a constant rate, of its own accord.

III. Ответьте на следующие вопросы, пользуясь информацией из текста

1. What does the quantity of electricity in a conductor depend on?

2. What devices can be characterized by EMF?

3. How is the current driven in most circuits?

4. What is the difference between the sources of EMF for voltaic cell and for the power company?

5. How is the counter-electromotive force caused?

6. What is back EMF?

7. What happens in a generator using a rotating armature?

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