Semiconductor

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Semiconductor: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Current Carriers, Electrons and Holes, Energy Bands Diagram of P-type Semiconductor & Relation between Electron Density and Hole Density etc.

Important Questions on Semiconductor

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The intrinsic carrier concentration in silicon at T=300 K is known to be ni=1.5×1016 m-3. A sample of silicon is doped with 5×1022 m-3 arsenic (a group V element). Under these circumstances the concentrations of electrons (n) and holes (p) in the sample are

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Intrinsic carrier concentration of a silicon sample at 300 K is 1.5×1016 m-3. After doping, the number of majority carriers is 2.25×1020 m-3. The minority carrier density is

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The base region of a silicon n-p-n transistor is obtained by doping Si with either

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Which of the following energy band diagram shows the N-type semiconductor

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In n-type semiconductor, Silicon is doped with

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The charge carriers in an electrolyte are

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In a pure semiconductor, electric current is due to_________.

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In a p–type semiconductor, the concentration of holes is2 × 1015 cm-3  The intrinsic carrier concentration is2 × 1010 cm-3 . The concentration of electrons will be.

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Which of the following energy band diagram shows the N-type semiconductor

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The probability of electrons to be found in the conduction band of an intrinsic semiconductor at finite temperature is which of the following?

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The energy gap between conduction band and valence band in n-type semiconductor is

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In the energy band diagram given in figure open circles and filled circles denote hole and electrons respectively. The material is

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Electric current in extrinsic semiconductor in respect of mobility is expressed as

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If ne and nh represent the number density of electrons and holes in extrinsic semiconductor respectively then for p-type semiconductors.

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When Pentavalent atoms are added to pure semiconductor then which type of extrinsic semiconductor is found

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A piece of copper and the other germanium are cooked from room temperature at 80K, then which of the following would be a correct statement?

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When the electrical conductivity of a semiconductor is due to the breaking of its covalent bonds, then the semiconductor is said to be

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Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity?

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In an n-type silicon, which of the following statement is true:

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The mobility of conduction electrons is greater than that of holes, since electrons