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is the introduction of impurities in semi-conductors to alter their electronic properties. The impurities are called dopants. Doping heavily may increase their conductivity by a factor greater than a million.

An semi-conductor is one which is pure enough such that the impurities in it do not significantly affect its electrical behavior. Intrinsic semi-conductors increase their conductivity with increase in temperature.

 The type semiconductor is formed by doping an intrinsic semiconductor with atoms like phosphorous.

A phosphorous atom has Electrons four of which participate in forming covalent bonds with four neigbouring atoms of the pure semiconductor. The remaining electron is thus donated for electrical conductivity. The phosphorus atom is thus referred to as a atom or N type .

 The type semiconductor is obtained by doping intrinsic semiconductors with atoms eg Boron. Boron has electrons available for bond formation whereas silicon has four. When Boron fits in the silicon crystal lattice, it will have one electron less to complete the bonding. The vacant place due to the missing electron is called a . The silicon crystal becomes an extrinsic semiconductor with as the majority charge carriers.

                          

                     

                              

 

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