answersLogoWhite

0

silicon is intrinsic semiconductor until we add some impurities in it.

the impurities are either of group 3 called acceptors which make p type or of group 5 called donors which make n type semiconductor.

User Avatar

Wiki User

17y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

How intrinsic semiconductor can be made into extrinsic semiconductor?

at higher values of temperature the intrinsic carrier concentration become comparable to or greater than doping concentration in extrinsic semiconductors. thus majority and minority carrier concentration increases with increase in temperature and it behaves like intrinsic semiconductor.


What is the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic materials?

Intrinsic - A perfect semiconductor (ex: silicon) crystal with no impurities or lattice defects is called an intrinsic semiconductorExtrinsic - an extrinsic material is achieved by introducing impurities into the intrinsic material described above, such as doping silicon with boron atoms, such that the equilibrium carrier concentrations are different from the intrinsic carrier concentration.


What is extrinsic and intrinsic?

A semiconductor material with electrical properties essentially characteristic of ideal pure crystal. Essentially silicon or germanium crystal with no measurable impurities


What is intrinsic and extrinsic material?

A semiconductor material with electrical properties essentially characteristic of ideal pure crystal. Essentially silicon or germanium crystal with no measurable impurities


What is an intrinsic semiconductor and what is an extrinsic semiconductor?

intrinsic semiconductor is an un-doped semiconductor, in which there is no impurities added where as extrinsic semiconductor is a doped semiconductor, which has impurities in it. Doping is a process, involving adding dopant atoms to the intrinsic semiconductor, there by gives different electrical characteristics


What are the intrinsic and extrinsic diodes?

Intrinsic diodes are formed by a p-n junction within a single semiconductor material, while extrinsic diodes are formed when impurities are added to a semiconductor material to alter its properties. Intrinsic diodes have natural electrical properties, while extrinsic diodes have controlled electrical properties based on the type and amount of impurities added.


Why does an extrinsic semiconductor behave like an intrinsic semiconductor at high temperature?

With the increase in temperature, the concentration of minority carriers starts increasing. Eventually, a temperature is reached called the critical temperature (85° C in case of germanium and 200° C in case of silicon) when the number of covalent bonds that are broken is very large and the number of holes is approximately equal to number of electrons. The extrinsic semiconductor now behaves essentially like an intrinsic semi-conductor.


Why you do not take pure silicon and use extrinsic silicon material?

Extrinsic silicon is just silicon that has been doped. So it has different semiconducting propeties from pure (intrinsic) silicon. Why anyone needed to introduce the words intrinsic and extrinsic into the subject always baffled me.


The addition of arsenic to germanium makes the latter a an- a) Extrinsic semiconductor b) Metallic conductor c) Intrinsic semiconductor d) Mixed conductor?

The addition of arsenic to germanium makes it an extrinsic semiconductor (option a). This is because arsenic acts as a dopant, introducing free charge carriers (electrons) into the germanium, which enhances its electrical conductivity compared to intrinsic germanium.


What is the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic?

Extrinsic is external; intrinsic is internal.


What is meant by intrinsic silicon?

Intrinsic silicon is pure silicon with no intentional impurities added. It has a balanced number of positive and negative charge carriers, making it an electrical insulator at room temperature. Intrinsic silicon is the base material used in semiconductor device fabrication.


Difference between intrinsic and exterinsic semiconductors?

Answer An intrinsic semiconductor is a pure semiconductor. An extrinsic semiconductor is doped with trivalent of pentavalent impurities. semiconductors allow only a little amount of electricity to pass through them.they are of two types - n type and p typeAre made of the semiconductor material in its purest from

Trending Questions
What is the working principle of digital control system? How far from a door can an electrical outlet be installed? Are xor and xnor equal? What are the mechanical and electrical characteristics of a DC shunt motor? Does a transformer convert the current from 240 volts to 120 volt? Is it ok to give more power than required without a resistor such as a series of LEDs that require 11.6 volts at 100 mA but actually powering them with 11.9 volts? What is the difference between AC MCB and DC MCB? What are the advantages of a brushless generator? What is the equivalent resistance if six 18 kOhm resistors are connected in 1. series 2. parallel as was asked by Mackey90 on 8 December 2008? Do you have answers to the problems in Basic Engineering Circuit analysis? Will a step up transformer from 208 to 480 save on power bill? What is the abrevation for smd? What two words would be pronounced the same but spelled differently to fit this scenario Two scientists were working on an alternating current voltage step-up transformer when one grounded a live? An electric motor has an apparent resistance 15 ohms. If 8 amps of current are flowing through the motor what is the connected voltage? What is The Genius of Menlo Park? Why did Tesla's alternating current system become the standard for providing electricity? How does the zener diode protect the meter? What is the use of transistor in water level indicator? Will turning off the main breaker turn off all the power to the circuit breaker box? What is the function of capacitor across the supply to the fluorescent lamp when it is used?