When an impurity is doped into an intrinsic semiconductor,the conductivity of the semiconductor

  • A
    increases
  • B
    decreases
  • C
    remains the same
  • D
    becomes zero

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The number of silicon atoms per $m^{3}$ is $5 \times 10^{28}$. This is doped simultaneously with $5 \times 10^{22}$ atoms per $m^{3}$ of Arsenic and $5 \times 10^{20}$ atoms per $m^{3}$ of Indium. Calculate the number of electrons and holes. Given that $n_{i} = 1.5 \times 10^{16} \; m^{-3}$. Is the material $n$-type or $p$-type?

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In $n$-type semiconductor,which of the following statements is true?

$P$-type semiconductor has acceptor levels $57 \, meV$ above the valence band. The maximum wavelength of light required to create a hole is (Planck's constant $h = 6.6 \times 10^{-34} \, J-s$)

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An intrinsic semiconductor is electrically neutral. An extrinsic semiconductor having a large number of current carriers would be:

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