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Non-occupation probability 5kT above Fermi level
Short answer
Fermi-Dirac occupation probability f = 1/(1 + e^(E-E_F)/kT). For E - E_F = 5kT, f = 1/(1 + e⁵) ≈ 0.0067. Probability not occupied = 1 - f = e⁵/(1 + e⁵) ≈ 0.9933 (99.33%).
Find the probability that an energy state 5KT above the Fermi level will not occupied by an electron.
The probability that a state of energy is occupied is given by the Fermi–Dirac function
The probability that it is not occupied (empty) is .
Given: .
Equivalently, .
Answer: the probability that the state is not occupied is 0.9933 (99.33 %).
A state above (about 0.13 eV at 300 K) is almost always empty; only 0.67 % of such states hold an electron. The answer is the same at every temperature because the energy is expressed in units of .
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