1.9 - Summary of Key Concepts
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What are semiconductors?
💡 Hint: Think about their conductivity range.
Name two common semiconductor materials.
💡 Hint: Consider what is widely used in electronics.
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What type of semiconductor is pure without impurities?
💡 Hint: This is the opposite of doped semiconductors.
True or False: Higher temperatures lead to decreased conductivity in semiconductors.
💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between energy and charge carriers.
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A piece of silicon is heated from 0 K to room temperature. Describe how its conductivity will change, including the mechanisms involved.
💡 Hint: Focus on how temperature affects the movements of charge carriers.
In a p-type semiconductor doped with Boron, explain how the energy band diagram will differ from an intrinsic semiconductor.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to the Fermi level with added dopants.
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