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What is the p–n junction in a semiconductor?
What is the p–n junction in a semiconductor?
- Boundary between two different types of conductors
- Boundary between metal and non-metal materials
- Boundary between conductor and insulator materials
- Boundary between p-type and n-type semiconductor materials (correct)
What does the 'p' side of the p–n junction contain?
What does the 'p' side of the p–n junction contain?
- Excess of holes (correct)
- Excess of neutrons
- Excess of electrons
- Excess of protons
How are the p–n type regions in the junction created?
How are the p–n type regions in the junction created?
- By applying high voltage
- By using radioactive materials
- By doping the semiconductor (correct)
- By using magnetic fields
What allows electric current to pass through the p–n junction only in one direction?
What allows electric current to pass through the p–n junction only in one direction?
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What semiconductor electronic devices are built using p–n junctions as elementary 'building blocks'?
What semiconductor electronic devices are built using p–n junctions as elementary 'building blocks'?
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