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What makes silicon a semiconductor?
Elements have two bands. One is Valence band and other is Conduction band. Valence band contains electrons whereas the conduction band is empty. The energy gap between them is called the forbidden gap. In case of metals, this gap is very small or the bands overlap. Therefore, the electrons are able to jump from the valence band to the conduction band and hence metal are able to conduct electricity and they are generally conductors. In case of Non-Metals, the energy gap is very large and hence hence electrons are not able to move from valence band to conduction band. Hence they are insulators. But in case of elements like Silicon, Germanium this gap is between Metals and Non-Metals, hence few electrons are able to move from valence band to conduction band. Therefore they have some conductivity but it is low and hence they are called semiconductors.
What are the indirect bandgap materials?
GaP in an indirect band gap material
What is the band gap of germanium?
.3 ev
Why silicon has more barrier potential than germanium?
Due to variation in energy gap between valance band and conduction band....
What type of elements form negative ions?
Elements with nearly full valence band orbitals. These elements are on the right side of the periodic table.
When was The Gap Band created?
The Gap Band was created in 1967.
What makes silicon a semiconductor?
Elements have two bands. One is Valence band and other is Conduction band. Valence band contains electrons whereas the conduction band is empty. The energy gap between them is called the forbidden gap. In case of metals, this gap is very small or the bands overlap. Therefore, the electrons are able to jump from the valence band to the conduction band and hence metal are able to conduct electricity and they are generally conductors. In case of Non-Metals, the energy gap is very large and hence hence electrons are not able to move from valence band to conduction band. Hence they are insulators. But in case of elements like Silicon, Germanium this gap is between Metals and Non-Metals, hence few electrons are able to move from valence band to conduction band. Therefore they have some conductivity but it is low and hence they are called semiconductors.
What does gap stand for in the gap band?
greenwood archer and pine street band
When was The Gap Band III created?
The Gap Band III was created in 1980.
When was The Gap Band II created?
The Gap Band II was created in 1979.
When was Gap Band IV created?
Gap Band IV was created in 1981.
Is ZnSe is direct or indirect band gap?
It is direct band gap material.
Titanium dioxide is direct band gap or indirect band gap material?
Yes it is. Most Sn (tin) materials as semiconductors are direct band gap materials. Silicon on the other hand is an indirect band gap material.
DOes Charlie Wilson sing Gap Band songs in concert?
The Gap Band consists of brothers Charlie, Robert and Ronnie Wilson, the band first formed as the Greenwood, Archer and Pine Street Band in 1967. The group later changed their name to The Gap Band. Look up "You dropped a bomb on me" by The Gap Band.
What different between band gap silicon amorphous with crystaline?
Amorphous Silicon (a-Si) has band gap of about 1.7eV, whereas crystalline (c-Si) only has a band gap of 1.1eV
Which type of band gap does GaAs have?
Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) has a 2.5eV band gap (@ 295 K)
What is the band gap energy in si and ge?
at 300 Kelvin, silicon band gap is 1.11 eV, Germaium band gap is 0.66 eV.source: hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Tables/Semgap.html
