kindly explain applications of n-type and p-type semiconductors
Asked by suchet_r
| 10th Sep, 2011,
01:53: PM
Depending on the type of impurity added, the extrinsic conductors can be divided into two classes namely
(i) n-type semiconductors and
(ii) p-type semiconductors.
(i) n-Type Extrinsic Semiconductors: When a small amount of pentavalent impurity, such as arsenic, antimony, bismuth or phosphorous, is added to a pure semiconductor crystal during the crystal growth, the resulting crystal is called as n-type extrinsic semiconductor.
p-type Extrinsic Semiconductors.. When a small amount of trivalent impurity such as boron, gallium, indium or aluminum, is added to a pure semiconductor crystal growth, the resulting crystal is called the p-type extrinsic semiconductor.
Depending on the type of impurity added, the extrinsic conductors can be divided into two classes namely
(i) n-type semiconductors and
(ii) p-type semiconductors.
(i) n-Type Extrinsic Semiconductors: When a small amount of pentavalent impurity, such as arsenic, antimony, bismuth or phosphorous, is added to a pure semiconductor crystal during the crystal growth, the resulting crystal is called as n-type extrinsic semiconductor.
p-type Extrinsic Semiconductors.. When a small amount of trivalent impurity such as boron, gallium, indium or aluminum, is added to a pure semiconductor crystal growth, the resulting crystal is called the p-type extrinsic semiconductor.
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| 10th Sep, 2011,
10:33: PM
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