Question

A doped semiconductor has impurity levels 30meV bleow the conduction band,(a)Is the material m-type or p-type? (b)In a thermal collision,and amount kT of energy is given to the extra electron loosely bound to the impurity ion and this electron is just able to jump into the conduction band. Calculate the temperature T

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Answer 1

Semiconductors are materials which have a conductivity between conductors (generally metals) and nonconductors or insulators (such as most ceramics). Semiconductors can be pure elements, such as silicon or germanium, or compounds such as gallium arsenide