Semiconductors: Properties and Behavior

Who discovered that electrical resistivity decreases as temperature increases in silver sulfide?

In which material does the resistance decrease as temperature increases?

What is the band called in which most electrons remain bound to the atoms?

What is the name of the highest occupied energy band where most electrons remain bound to the atoms?

Where do the electrons from the valence band go when they enter the conduction band?

What type of impurity is added in P-type doping?

What is the name of the band that accepts the electrons from the valence band?

What is the effect of adding boron or gallium in P-type doping?

What happens when an electron in the lattice is knocked loose from its position in intrinsic Silicon?

What happens when phosphorus or arsenic is added to silicon in N-type doping?

What do we create by joining two pieces of semiconductor, one doped n-type and the other p-type?

What is created around the p-n junction when a depletion zone forms?

What happens when a p-n junction is formed?

What type of conductivity does N-type silicon exhibit?

What type of conductivity does P-type silicon exhibit?

What happens when an electron enters the Conduction Band?