semiconductors will be having some charged particles but for practical purpose the free charges should be available in abundant quantity. so in order to increase the charge particles number we add some impurity to these semiconductors . this process is called doping
N-type semiconductor materials which have free electrons,(which are negatively charged).P-type semiconductor materials which have too few electrons. Therefore the opposite of electrons - holes (which are negatively charged).You can think of it like positive and negative poles of a magnet.
becsaus of dopping semiconductor is neuraly filled when n type semiconductor is mixed with p type, majority charge carrier of n type goes to p type and majority of p type goes to n....... this is called as dopping
Germenium and silicon are the examples of Semiconductors.
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Those semiconductors in which some impurity atoms are embedded are known as extrinsic semiconductors.
3rd and 5th group elements
doping of semiconductors
Silicon is the most common element used in semiconductors due to its abundance and well-understood properties. Germanium is another element used in semiconductors, although less commonly than silicon. Arsenic and phosphorus are often incorporated as dopants to introduce either additional electrons (n-type doping) or electron vacancies (p-type doping) in semiconductors.
In order to fabricate the p type and n type semiconductors..... we are doing the doping process.
Microchips are generally manufactured using photo-lithography to control the placement of semiconductors. The semiconductors are made by doping the metal to alter its electrical properties
No, compound semiconductors do not behave as intrinsic semiconductors because they have different band structures due to the combination of different elements. Compound semiconductors have unique electrical properties that make them suitable for specific applications that require different performance characteristics compared to intrinsic semiconductors.
Degenerate semiconductors have a high concentration of charge carriers due to doping, while non-degenerate semiconductors have a low concentration. Degenerate semiconductors exhibit metallic-like conductivity and Fermi level is inside the conduction or valence band, while non-degenerate semiconductors have a well-defined band gap and behave as insulators at low temperatures.
a pure semiconductors with a valency of three doped with a trivalent element is called p-type and a pure semiconductors with a valency of three doped with a pentavalent element is called n-type
semiconductors are the conducors they are partially conduct electricity. And we can increase therir conductivity by using various method . They are Intrinsic method and extrinsic method . Intrinsic method is heating the semiconducter . Extrinsic method is doping. By using this method the conductivity of semiconductors is rapidly increases. Then we use semiconductors are prefferd to conductors
Good conductors have low resistance values, typically in the range of single-digit ohms or even less. Semiconductors have higher resistance values compared to conductors, ranging from kiloohms to megaohms, depending on the specific material and doping level.
Examples of p-type semiconductors include materials like boron-doped silicon, gallium arsenide, and aluminum gallium arsenide. These materials have a deficiency of electrons, leading to "holes" in the crystal lattice that behave as positive charges.
N-type semiconductor materials which have free electrons,(which are negatively charged).P-type semiconductor materials which have too few electrons. Therefore the opposite of electrons - holes (which are negatively charged).You can think of it like positive and negative poles of a magnet.