Which of the following is referred to as majority carriers in a p-type material?
Which of the following is referred to as majority carriers in a p-type material? Correct Answer Holes
P-type semiconductor:
- Extrinsic P-type Semiconductor is formed when a trivalent impurity is added to a pure semiconductor
- Example of trivalent impurity are Boron, Gallium, and Indium
- Trivalent impurity like boron has 3 valence electrons.
- Each atom of the impurity fits in the silicon crystal by forming covalent bonds with the surrounding silicon atoms
- The dopant boron atom has one less electron than surrounding silicon and thus vacancy is generated that acts as a hole.
- Therefore, holes are in majority in the p-type semiconductors.
Important Points
Pentavalent impurities:
Impurity atoms with 5 valence electrons produce n-type semiconductors by contributing an extra electron.
This is as explained in the figure:
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