1 - Introduction to Semiconductor Physics
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What is a semiconductor?
💡 Hint: Think of examples like silicon and germanium.
Name two common semiconductor materials.
💡 Hint: Consider materials used in electronic devices.
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What are semiconductors?
💡 Hint: Recall their definition in relation to conductors and insulators.
True or False: Silicon is an example of an insulator.
💡 Hint: Think about silicon's use in electronics.
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Discuss how the electrical properties of a pure semiconductor change with doping and temperature. Provide examples.
💡 Hint: Consider how altering a pure semiconductor influences its behavior in electronics.
Explain how the mass action law is utilized in determining the carrier concentrations in semiconductors under thermal equilibrium.
💡 Hint: Relate this to how semiconductors function in their idling state.
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