Semiconductors: Properties and Behavior

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

  • Nikola Tesla
  • Michael Faraday (correct)
  • Thomas Edison
  • Albert Einstein

In which material does the resistance decrease as temperature increases?

  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Silver Sulfide (correct)
  • Germanium

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

  • Conduction Band
  • Valence Band (correct)
  • Energy Gap Band
  • Resistance Band

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

<p>Valence Band (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Boron or gallium (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Generates a positive charge in the lattice (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>It leaves behind a hole and can contribute to a small current flow (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Forms extra electrons in the silicon lattice (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>A space charge (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a p-n junction is formed?

<p>Extra electrons from the n-region freely diffuse across the junction and combine with holes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of conductivity does N-type silicon exhibit?

<p>'Electron' conductivity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of conductivity does P-type silicon exhibit?

<p>'Hole' conductivity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when an electron enters the Conduction Band?

<p>It becomes a free electron and can contribute to a small current flow (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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