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- The intrinsic semiconductor has little current conduction capability at room temperature. To be useful in electronic devices, the pure semiconductor must be altered so as to significantly increase its conducting properties. This is achieved by adding a small amount of suitable impurity to a semiconductor. It is then called impurity or extrinsic semiconductor.
- The process of adding impurities to a semiconductor is known as doping. The amount and type of such impurities have to be closely controlled during the preparation of extrinsic semiconductor. Generally, for 108 atoms of semiconductor, one impurity atom is added.
- The purpose of adding impurity is to increase either the number of free electrons or holes in the semiconductor crystal.
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ii. The...(Solved)
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ii. The work function of the metal in electron volts.
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