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Fairly certain Beryllium Oxide is an extrinsic semiconductor with band gap 10.6 eV.

Otherwise the answer is Boron Nitride (6.36 eV)

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Why do we mostly use indirect semiconductors?

The indirect band gap semiconductors like silicon and germanium are mostly used because they are elemental, plentiful, and easier to process than the direct band gap semiconductors which are alloys or compounds.


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.


Do semiconductor material have a very high resistance at room temperature?

No. As temperature increases, resistance of semiconductors decrease. This is because semiconductors have a small energy gap between their valence band and conduction band (in the order of 1 eV). Electrons must exist in the conduction band in order for the material to conduct but electrons exist in the valence band naturally. The electrons gain thermal energy for surroundings and jumps the energy gap from valence band to conduction band and hence, the SC material more readily conducts. As temperature increases, electrons can gain more thermal energy, more electrons can enter the conduction band and hence, resistance decreases.


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


What are applications of direct and indirect band gap?

direct band gap means in e-k diagram valance bands are exactly below covalance band,in this band electron falls from the conduction band to valance band directly without going to metastable state and in indirect band gap the band electron falls from the conduction band to valance band by first going through the metastable state

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Why do we mostly use indirect semiconductors?

The indirect band gap semiconductors like silicon and germanium are mostly used because they are elemental, plentiful, and easier to process than the direct band gap semiconductors which are alloys or compounds.


What are the Characteristics of Direct and indirect band gap semiconductors?

Direct band semconductors are mostly for LEDs. Indirect band semiconductors like Si and Ge are conventional diodes.


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.


Energy Band gap value for calcium carbonate and barium carbonate?

Energy Band gap value for calcium carbonate and barium carbonate?


What has the author R Dornhaus written?

R. Dornhaus has written: 'Narrow-gap semiconductors' -- subject(s): Narrow gap semiconductors


What is the value of band gap of zinc selenide?

2,67eV


Why in intrinsic semiconductors do you need to apply very high potential to transfer electrons from the valence band to the conduction band?

Semiconductors, in the absence of applied electric fields, act a lot like insulators. In these materials, the conduction band and the valence band do not overlap. That's why they insulate. And that's why you have to apply some serious voltage to them to shove the valence electrons across the gap between the valence and conduction bands of these semiconductor materials. Remember that in insulators, there is a "band gap" between the lowest Fermi energy level necessary to support conduction and the highest Fermi energy level of the valence electrons. Same with the semi's. In metals, the conduction band overlaps the valence band Fermi energy levels. Zap! Conductivity.


What is transparent electronics?

The term transparent electronics refers to devices that has wide band gap semiconductors. The devices also contain active oxides in active components.


What is burstein-moss shift?

The shift in the optical band gap of any material, usually semiconductors, due to doping effect is known as Bursteing-Moss shift.


What is the value of band gap for thermistor?

NTC thermistors are metal oxide which has energap gap of the oder 0.5eV


What is the difference between direct and indirect energy?

The band gap represents the minimum energy difference between the top of the valence band and the bottom of the conduction band, However, the top of the valence band and the bottom of the conduction band are not generally at the same value of the electron momentum. In a direct band gap semiconductor, the top of the valence band and the bottom of the conduction band occur at the same value of momentum.In an indirect band gap semiconductor, the maximum energy of the valence band occurs at a different value of momentum to the minimum in the conduction band energy


Do semiconductor material have a very high resistance at room temperature?

No. As temperature increases, resistance of semiconductors decrease. This is because semiconductors have a small energy gap between their valence band and conduction band (in the order of 1 eV). Electrons must exist in the conduction band in order for the material to conduct but electrons exist in the valence band naturally. The electrons gain thermal energy for surroundings and jumps the energy gap from valence band to conduction band and hence, the SC material more readily conducts. As temperature increases, electrons can gain more thermal energy, more electrons can enter the conduction band and hence, resistance decreases.