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Can you dope a semiconductor with holes instead of electrons?
Doping with Group III elements, which are missing the fourth valence electron, creates "broken bonds" (holes) in the silicon lattice that are free to move. The result is an electrically conductive p-type semiconductor.
Diffrentiate n-type and p-type?
When pentavalent impurity is added to pure semiconductor, it is known as N-Type semiconductor. In N-type semiconductor electrons are majority carriers where as holes are minority carriers. impurities such as Arsenic, antimony are added. When trivalent impurity is added to pure semiconductor, it is know as P-type semiconductor. In P-type semiconductor holes are majority carriers whereas electrons are minority carriers. Impurities such as indium, galium are added.
When silicon is doped with phosphorous what type of semiconductor results?
it would be a n-type semiconductor because phosphorus has more valence electrons than silicon does.
Why the semiconductor behave like a insulator as a zero?
O K is absolute zero. At absolute zero, the electrons of the semi conductors are trapped and are immovable from their electron shell as they are in a low energy state. This makes the pure semiconductor an insulator. One must heat the semiconductor to give the electrons enough energy to move to free them from their electron shell, and thus conduct.
Why CdS is always n type semiconductor?
CdS is considered as n-type semiconductor because of the deficiency of sulfur. This creates vacancies with a high electron affinity and causes CdS to acquire electrons easily.
