Semiconductor Doping and Types

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What is the energy band formation that distinguishes semiconductors from conductors and insulators?

  • Fermi Energy gap (correct)
  • Valence band and conduction band
  • Valence band only
  • Conduction band only

Which type of semiconductor has an indirect band gap?

  • Intrinsic semiconductor
  • P-type semiconductor
  • N-type semiconductor (correct)
  • Extrinsic semiconductor

What type of semiconductor is formed by doping silicon with boron?

  • Intrinsic semiconductor
  • N-type semiconductor
  • P-type semiconductor (correct)
  • Extrinsic semiconductor

Which of the following is not a common defect in semiconductors?

<p>Fermi defect (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the charge carriers in P-type semiconductors?

<p>Holes only (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which band theory concept describes the formation of molecular orbitals in semiconductors?

<p>Bonding and Antibonding Orbitals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of silicon is created when As is introduced as a dopant?

<p>N-type silicon (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of elements introduce holes and create P-type silicon when doped into the semiconductor?

<p>Group III (B, Al) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do dopants like As and B introduce in a semiconductor material?

<p>Conduction electrons (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of semiconductors are characterized by the presence of dopants like As and B?

<p>Extrinsic semiconductors (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when donor or acceptor carrier concentration overwhelms the intrinsic carrier concentration in a semiconductor?

<p>The semiconductor becomes extrinsic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what temperature are all the shallow dopants typically ionized in an extrinsic semiconductor?

<p>~300 K (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most advanced semiconductor technology among all semiconductor technologies?

<p>Silicon (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to bonds in a silicon lattice as temperature increases?

<p>They break, generating electron-hole pairs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of elements are candidates for donors in semiconductors?

<p>Phosphorous (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of semiconductor is GaAs?

<p>N-type (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can break bonds in a silicon lattice and create electron-hole pairs?

<p>Thermal vibrations of atoms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are holes and electrons in the context of semiconductors?

<p>Charge carriers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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