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Aashirwad
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to heema mam
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research,

would it?
Albert Einstein
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Welcome to this basic

tour of semiconductor
physics! Two of our
most excellent guides,
Sally Con and Jerry
Manium, will take you
through.
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Sally and Jerry explain

things in different ways.
Sally tries to be correct,
and likes to stick to the
facts. Jerry is easy-going,
and uses examples from
the everyday world
around us. let Sally and
Jerry explain a few
things!
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Let's begin this journey into the world of semiconductors with a look at
the history books. In the early 1900s, not much was known of the world
at an atomic level, and even less so at the subatomic level. Physics, to a
large extent, still calmly followed classical rules. But new discoveries
HaritSharma like Rntgen's x rays, Thomson's electron and Rutherford's discovery
2monthsago of the atomic nucleus
made it clear that new rules were needed. Scientists
like Planck, Einstein, Bohr,Pauli and Heisenberg, to name a few, all
contributed to the development and understanding necessary for the
creation of the new paradigm of quantum physics. The development of
vermaakash1999quantum physics also laid the ground for 'Solid State Physics' which is a
3monthsago discipline explaining the internal atomic structure and the electronic
properties of the materials that we see in our everyday life such as
metals, plastics, glass, etc.
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1. 1.SemiconductorsPhysicsProject..AashirwadjindaltoheemamamIfweknewwhatitwas
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weweredoing,itwouldnotbecalledresearch,wouldit?AlbertEinstein1|physicsproject.
2. 2.Welcometothisbasictourofsemiconductorphysics!Twoofourmostexcellentguides,Sally
ConandJerryManium,willtakeyouthrough.SallyandJerryexplainthingsindifferentways.
Sallytriestobecorrect,andlikestosticktothefacts.Jerryiseasygoing,andusesexamplesfrom
theeverydayworldaroundus.letSallyandJerryexplainafewthings!2|physicsproject.
3. 3.Introduction3|physicsproject.
4. 4.History..Let'sbeginthisjourneyintotheworldofsemiconductorswithalookatthehistory
books.Intheearly1900s,notmuchwasknownoftheworldatanatomiclevel,andevenlesssoat
thesubatomiclevel.Physics,toalargeextent,stillcalmlyfollowedclassicalrules.Butnew
discoverieslikeRntgen'sxrays,Thomson'selectronandRutherford'sdiscoveryoftheatomic
nucleusmadeitclearthatnewruleswereneeded.ScientistslikePlanck,Einstein,Bohr,Pauliand
Heisenberg,tonameafew,allcontributedtothedevelopmentandunderstandingnecessaryforthe
creationofthenewparadigmofquantumphysics.Thedevelopmentofquantumphysicsalsolaid
thegroundfor'SolidStatePhysics'whichisadisciplineexplainingtheinternalatomicstructure
andtheelectronicpropertiesofthematerialsthatweseeinoureverydaylifesuchasmetals,
plastics,glass,etc.4|physicsproject.
5. 5.History..[Typesidebarcontent.Asidebarisastandalonesupplementtothemaindocument.Itis
oftenalignedontheleftorrightofthepage,orlocatedatthetoporbottom.UsetheTextBox
Toolstabtochangetheformattingofthesidebartextbox.]5|physicsproject.
6. 6.ElectricityBeforewestart,itwouldbeagoodideatoclarifywhatelectricityis.Electricitycan
beseenasastreamofelectrons.Electronsaretinyparticleswithanegativecharge.So,roughly
explained,electricityisastreamofelectronsflowingfromonepointtoanother.Agoodwayto
explainanelectriccurrentpassingthroughacablewouldbetoimagineapipefilledwithmarbles
thatexactlyfitthepipe.Ifwepushamarbleintothepipeinoneend,themotionwouldbe
distributed,eachmarblepushingitsneighbor,sothatalmostinstantlyamarbleintheotherend
wouldbepushedoutofthepipe.6|physicsproject.
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7. 7.Conductivity..!![Typesidebarcontent.Asidebarisastandalonesupplementtothemain
document.Itisoftenalignedontheleftorrightofthepage,orlocatedatthetoporbottom.Use
theTextBoxToolstabtochangetheformattingofthesidebartextbox.]7|physicsproject.
8. 8.Whysemiconductors..???8|physicsproject.
9. 9.Semiconductingmaterials..!!Semiconductorscanbemadeofasinglematerialoracombination
ofseveraldifferentmaterials.Inearlysemiconductordevicesgermaniumwasoftenused.However
intoday'ssemiconductorindustry,siliconiscommonlyused.SiliconisveryeasytofindinNature.
Ordinarysand,likeonthebeachorinthedesertforexample,isnothingmorethanonesilicon
5|physics project.
atomcombinedwithtwooxygenatoms.However,ifyouwantsiliconinitspureformsuitablefor
theproductionof,forinstance,computerchipsithastobepurifiedinacarefullymonitored
process.Oneofthemainreasonsforthepopularityofsiliconisthatitisstableandcanbeheated
toaratherhighdegreewithoutloosingitsmaterialcharacteristics.Thismeansthatengineerscan
besureitwillperformaccordingtotheirplans,evenunderquiteextremeconditions.9|physics
project.
10. 10.Semiconductingmaterialscont.[Typesidebarcontent.Asidebarisastandalonesupplement
tothemaindocument.Itisoftenalignedontheleftorrightofthepage,orlocatedatthetopor
bottom.UsetheTextBoxToolstabtochangetheformattingofthesidebartextbox.]Justtomake
sureweavoidmisunderstandings,whenwetalkaboutsilicon,wedon'tmeansiliconespelledwith
an"e"attheend,'causethatisamaterialmostlyknownforitsuseinhumanimplants.To
understandtheprinciplesofsemiconductors,itisgoodtofirstunderstandthebasicsofatomsand
energylevelswithinatoms.Sothat'swherewe'regoingtostart.10|physicsproject.
11. 11.Siliconanditsmolecules..IfwelookatthesolidmaterialofSiliconwewillseethatitisbuilt
fromahugenumberofSiliconatomsthatarebroughttogether.Whentheatomsinteractwitheach
Before we start, it would be a good idea to clarify what
other,theatomicshellsofeachatominteractswiththeatomicshellsofneighboringatoms.Onan
electricity is. Electricity can be seen as a stream of
energyscale,theoverlappingenergyshellsofalltheseparateatomsformenergybandsthatare
electrons. Electrons are tiny particles with a negative
similartotheenergyshellsinthesingleatom.Betweenthebandsnoelectronsareallowed.Ina
charge. So, roughly explained, electricity is a stream of
simplifiedway,itisalmostasifthesolidmaterialisanenlargementofthesingleatom.11|phys
electrons flowing from one point to another.
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12. 12.Bandsandtheirtheories...Tocontinueourjourney,youdon'tneedtofullyunderstandwhat
Sallyjustsaid.Butwhatyoudoneedtounderstandis,thatthehighestenergybandthatisoccupied
byelectronsinamaterialiscalledthevalenceband,justlikeinthesingleatomwherethehighest
shelloccupiedbyelectronsiscalledthevalenceshell.Thebandwithenergyonestephigherthan
thevalencebandistheconductionband.Theenergygapbetweenthesetwobands,whereno
electronsareallowed,iscalledthebandgap.Ifyouthinkoftheenergybandsasstepsinastaircase
thenthebandgapistheareabetweenthesteps.Youcanputyourfootonthefirststepofthestairs
andyoucanputitonthesecond,butyoucanneverputit12|physicsproject.
13. 13.Bandsandtheirtheories...contsomewherebetweenthefirstandsecond.13|physicspr
oject.
14. 14.Aelectronholepair..!!Averyimportantfeatureofthesemiconductormaterialistheelectron
A good way to explain an electric current passing through a
holepair.Togetasemiconductortoconductacurrent,wemustmakeanelectronjumpfroman
cable would be to imagine a pipe filled with marbles that
occupiedtoanunoccupiedenergylevel.Whenitdoesthisitleavesahole(anemptystate).This
exactly fit the pipe. If we push a marble into the pipe in one
holecanbefilledbyanotherelectron,whichitselfleavesanewhole.Therefore,wecouldsaythat
end, the motion would be distributed, each marble pushing
boththeholeandtheelectroncontributetotheconductivityastheymovearoundinthematerial.
its neighbor, so that almost instantly a marble in the other
Theholeislikeapositivecharge(lackofnegative),theelectronisnegative.It'salittlebitlikethis
end would be pushed out of the pipe.
simplepuzzlegamewhereyoumovepiecesaroundtoformanimage.Themovingpieces
correspondtotheelectrons,ofcourse.14|physicsproject.
15. 15.ConductionindifferenttypesofmaterialsAsmentionedearlier,thesemiconductorhasa
conductingcapacitysomewherebetweentheconductorandtheinsulator.Ifwelookcloseratthe
materialswecanseewhytheybehavelikethis.Beforewegoon,notethatcontrarytowhatits
namemaysuggest,theconductionbandisnottheonlybandwhereconductionofacurrentmay
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occur.Conductionisequallypossibleinthevalenceband.Inagoodconductorlikeametal,the
highestenergybandwithelectrons(valenceband)isonlypartiallyfilled.Thismeansthatthe
electronscanaccelerate.Inotherwords,theygainenergysothattheycantransferto15|physic
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16. 16.Conductionindifferenttypesofmaterialshigherenergylevelsthatareempty.Simplyput,in
aconductorthereisplentyofroomfortheelectronstojumpfromanoccupiedstatetoanempty
one.IfyoufeltthatSally'sexplanationoftheconductionpropertiesindifferentmaterialswas
crystalclear,youcanskipthefollowingpart.Butifyou'restillalittleunsureofhowitworks,I
willtrytoshowyouanotherwayoflookingatthisphenomenon.Tohelpmyexplanation,Iam
goingtousetheunrealisticcupwiththewaterfilledcompartmentsagain.Thecompartmentsequal
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Conductivity..!!
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17. 17.Conductionindifferenttypesofmaterialsequalstheelectrons.Thistimethecuponlyhas
twocompartments,oneforthevalencebandandonefortheconductionband.Inaconductor,the
valencebandisonlypartiallyfilled.Thismeansthat,inourcup,wearegoingtohavethevalence
compartmenthalffilledwithwater.Ifwetipthecupfromsidetoside,wewillseethatitiseasy
forthewatertomovebackandforth,justasitiseasyfortheelectronstomovewithinthe
conductor.Asemiconductoratlowtemperatureisaninsulatorbecausethereisnoplaceforthe
electronstogoto.Thevalencecompartmentisfilledandnomatterhowwetipthecupthereisno
roomforthewatertomoveinto.Atroomtemperature,theheat(energy)makestheatomsvibrate
slightly,enoughforafewoftheelectronstobreaktheirbondsandjumpintothe17|physicsp
roject.
18. 18.Conductionindifferenttypesofisastandalone[Typesidebarcontent.Asidebarmaterials
contsupplementtothemaindocument.Itisoftenalignedontheleftorrightofthepage,or
locatedatthetoporbottom.UsetheTextBoxToolstabtochangetheformattingofthesidebar
textbox.]conductionband.Ifwetakesomewater(electrons)fromthevalencebandandmoveitto
theconductionband,wewillhaveplaceforthewater(electrons)tomoveinbothbands.Ifwetip
ourcup,waterwillmovebothinthevalenceandconductionband.Thus,inasemiconductorat
roomtemperature,asmallcurrentwillflow.Inaninsulator,thevalencebandiscompletelyfilled,
andasaresultnoelectronscanmove.Inthecup,nowaterwillmovenomatterhowwetipit.The
bandgapbetweenthevalenceandtheconductionbandishuge.Tomovewater(electrons)from
ourvalencecompartmenttotheconductioncompartment,wewouldneedtoaddsuchanamountof
energythatourcup(material)wouldbeclosetobreakingbeforeanywater(electrons)wouldbegin
tomovebetweenthecompartments.18|physicsproject.
19. 19.DopingDoping..cont..Nowwearegoingtotalkaboutdoping.Maybethewordmakesyou
thinkofathletestakingillegaldrugstoperformbetter.Althoughdopinginsportsisoutrageous,the
parallelbetweenthatanddopingofsemiconductorsisnottoofarfetched.Inbothcasesyouhave
somethingpure,likeanathleteorasemiconductingmaterial,andaddsomethingforeigntoitto
changeitsperformance.So,intheprocessofdopingyouaddatinyamountofatomsfromanother
materialtothepuresemiconductor.Bydoingso,youcandrasticallyincreaseitsabilitytoconduct
acurrent.Therearetwoformsofdoping,pandn.pstandsforpositiveandnfornegative.Finally,
twowordsthataregoodtoknow:apurenondopedsemiconductoriscalledintrinsic,whilea
dopedsemiconductormaterialiscalledextrinsic.19|physicsproject.
20. 20.Puresemiconductors..Beforewelookatexamplesofdopedsemiconductors,let'slookathow
thesiliconatomsinpuresiliconinteracttoformthecrystalstructureofthematerial.Inpure
silicon,eachatomhasfourvalenceelectronsandthesearesharedwithfourneighboringsilicon
atomstomakefourdoublebonds.Noweachatomwillhaveacompletelyfilledvalenceshellof
eightelectrons.Atlowtemperaturethisbondisverystable,completelyfillingthevalenceband
andthusmakingconductionimpossible.Hereisamodelofthestructureofpuresilicon:Inapure
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semiconductoratlowtemperature,thevalencelayeriscompletelyfilledwithelectronsandthe
conductionbandisempty.Thatwouldbeequaltoonefilledandoneemptycompartmentinmy
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21. 21.Pdopingpdopingiswhenyouaddatomswithlessvalenceelectronstothesemiconductorso
thatthematerialgetsashortageofelectronsinthecrystalbonds.Thiswaypositiveholesthatcan
Why semiconductors..???
transportcurrentareformed.Thematerialsthataddholesarecalledacceptorsbecausetheyaccept
electronsfromthesurroundingatoms.Inaptypesemiconductorthemajorcarrierofcurrentare
theholes,nottheelectrons.Thepinpdopingstandsforpositive.Thisisbecausecomparedtothe
atomsinthesemiconductormaterialtheaddedatomshavefewernegativevalenceelectrons.Inthe
pdopedsemiconductorthehigherconductionbandisempty,buttherewillbeholesinthevalence
band.Inthecup,thismeansthatweremovesomewaterfromthevalencecompartment.Inother
words,weformairbubbles(positiveholes)inthewater.Nowifwetipthecup,thereisroomfor
thewater(electrons)tomoveinonedirectionandforthecreatedholes(lackofelectrons)tomove
intheoppositedirection(justlikebubbleswoulddoinwater).21|physicsproject.
22. 22.NdopingIntheprocessofndopingyouaddatomswithoneextravalenceelectrontothe
puresemiconductingmaterial.Thiscreatesasituationwherethereareextraelectronsthatarejust
looselyboundinthecrystal.Theamountofenergyneededtogettheseelectronstojumptothe
conductionbandsothatacurrentmaypassisverysmall.Thematerialsthataddelectronsare
calleddonors.Thisissimplybecausetheydonateelectronstothesemiconductor.Inthentype
semiconductorthemajorcarrierofcurrentisthenegativeelectrons.Theninndopingstandsfor
negative.Thisisbecausecomparedtotheatomsinthesemiconductormaterialtheaddedatoms
havemorenegativevalenceelectrons.Inthendopedsemiconductor,thevalencebandisfullso
thereisnoroomfortheelectronstomovethere.Instead,theextraelectronsmoveintothe
conductionband.Inourcup,wecanseethatnowaterwillmoveinthefullvalencecompartment.
Instead,theextrawater(electrons)addedwillmovewithintheconductioncompartment.22|phy
sicsproject.
23. 23.SemiconductorsthefutureInaworldwherecomputersbecomefasterandfastereachyear,
semiconductorcomponents,likechipsandtransistors,mustbemadesmallerandsmaller.This
meansthatwewilleventuallyreachalimitonhowmuchfasterandmoreeffectivetheSilicon
basedtechniquecanbemade(infact,devicesoperatingwithjustasingleelectronhavealready
beendemonstrated)."Whathappensthen?"youmightaskyourself.Wellwedon'tknowforsure,
buttoday'sscientistsareworkinghardtofindnewmaterialsortoimproveoldones.Inthefuture,
largemoleculesmightdotheworkthattransistorsdotoday.ThisfieldiscalledMolecular
Electronics.Sohopefully(ifyoulikeinformationtechnology,thatis)computerscancontinueto
evolveforalongtimetocome.23|physicsproject.
24. 24.CircuitdiagramCharacteristicsoftransistor..Transistorasamplifier.Transistorasswitch24
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25. 25.Circuitdiagrams..Fullwaverectifier.halfwaverectifier.25|physicsproject.
26. 26.CircuitdiagramlogicgatesIntegratedcircuit26|physicsproject.
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Semiconductors can be made of a single material or

a combination of several different materials. In
early semiconductor devices germanium was often
used. However in today's semiconductor industry,
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silicon is commonly used.
Silicon is very easy to find in Nature. Ordinary

sand, like on the beach or in the desert for example,
is nothing more than one silicon atom combined
with two oxygen atoms. However, if you want
silicon in its pure form suitable for the production
of, for instance, computer chips it has to be purified
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One of the main reasons for the popularity of silicon

is that it is stable and can be heated to a rather high
degree without loosing its material characteristics.
This means that engineers can be sure it will
perform according to their plans, even under quite
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Just to make sure we avoid misunderstandings,

when we talk about silicon, we don't mean silicone
spelled with an "e" at the end, 'cause that is a
material mostly known for its use in human
implants.
To understand the principles of semiconductors, it is

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energy levels within atoms. So that's where we're
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If we look at the solid material
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of Silicon we will see

that it is built from a huge number of Silicon atoms
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To continue our journey, you don't need to

fully understand what Sally just said. But
what you do need to understand is, that the
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highest shell occupied by electrons is called

the valence shell. The band with energy
one step higher than the valence band is
theconduction band. The energy gap
between these two bands, where no
electrons are allowed, is called the band
gap.
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If you think of the energy bands as steps in

a staircase then the band gap is the area
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A very important feature of the semiconductor material is

the electron-hole pair. To get a semiconductor to conduct
a current, we must make an electron jump from an
occupied to an unoccupied energy level. When it does
this it leaves a hole (an empty state). This hole can be
filled by another electron, which itself leaves a new hole.
Therefore, we could say that both the hole and the
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electron contribute to the conductivity as they move
around in the material. The hole is like a positive charge
(lack of negative), the electron is negative.
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It's a little bit like this simple puzzle game where you
move pieces around to form an image. The moving pieces
correspond to the electrons, of course.
Conduction in different types of materials
As mentioned earlier, the semiconductor has a conducting

capacity somewhere between the conductor and the insulator. If we look
closer at the materials we can see why they behave like this. Before we
go on, note that contrary to what its name may suggest, the conduction
band is not the only band where conduction of a current may occur.
Conduction is equally possible in the valence band.
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In a good conductor like a metal, the highest energy band with electrons
(valence band) is only partially filled. This means that the electrons can
accelerate. In other words, they gain energy so that they can transfer to
higher energy levels that are empty. Simply put, in a conductor there is
plenty of room for the electrons to jump from an occupied state to an
empty one.
If you felt that Sally's explanation of the conduction

properties in different materials was crystal clear, you
can skip the following part. But if you're still a little
unsure of how it works, I will try to show you another
way of looking at this phenomenon. To help my
explanation, I am going to use the unrealistic cup with
the water-filled compartments again. The compartments
equal the energy bands of the material and the water
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equal the energyPhysicssemiconductorsproject

bands of the material and the water
equals the electrons. This time the cup only has two
compartments, one for the valence band and one for the
conduction band.
In a conductor, the valence band is only partially

filled. This means that, in our cup, we are going to
have the valence compartment half-filled with water.
If we tip the cup from side to side, we will see that it
is easy for the water to move back and forth, just as it
is easy for the electrons to move within the
conductor.
A semiconductor at low temperature is an insulator

because there is no place for the electrons to go to.
The valence compartment is filled and no matter how
we tip the cup there is no room for the water to move
into. At room temperature, the heat (energy) makes
the atoms vibrate slightly, enough for a few of the
electrons to break their bonds and jump into the
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conduction band. If we take some water (electrons)
from the valence band and move it to the conduction
band, we will have place for the water (electrons) to
move in both bands. If we tip our cup, water will
move both in the valence and conduction band. Thus,
in a semiconductor at room temperature, a small
current will flow.
In an insulator, the valence band is completely filled,

and as a result no electrons can move. In the cup, no
water will move no matter how we tip it. The band
gap between the valence and the conduction band is
huge. To move water (electrons) from our valence
compartment to the conduction compartment, we
would need to add such an amount of energy that our
cup (material) would be close to breaking before any
water (electrons) would begin to move between the
compartments.
Doping
Doping..cont..
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Now we are going to talk about doping. Maybe the word

makes you think of athletes taking illegal drugs to perform
better. Although doping in sports is outrageous, the parallel
between that and doping of semiconductors is not too farfetched. In both cases you have something pure, like an athlete
or a semiconducting material, and add something foreign to it
to change its performance.
So, in the process of doping you add a tiny amount of atoms

from another material to the pure semiconductor. By doing so,
you can drastically increase its ability to conduct a current.
There are two forms of doping, p and n. p stands for positive
and n for negative. Finally, two words that are good to know:
a pure non-doped semiconductor is called intrinsic, while a
doped semiconductor material is called extrinsic.
Pure semiconductors..
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Before we look at examples of doped semiconductors, let's

look at how the silicon atoms in pure silicon interact to form
the crystal structure of the material. In pure silicon, each
atom has four valence electrons and these are shared with
four neighboring silicon atoms to make four double bonds.
Now each atom will have a completely filled valence shell
of eight electrons. At low temperature this bond is very
stable, completely filling the valence band and thus making
conduction impossible. Here is a model of the structure of
pure silicon:
In a pure semiconductor at low temperature, the

valence layer is completely filled with electrons and the
conduction band is empty. That would be equal to one
filled and one empty compartment in my cup. The
water (electrons) can't move because there is no
empty space.
P doping
p-doping is when you add atoms with less valence electrons to

the semiconductor so that the material gets a shortage of
electrons in the crystal bonds. This way positive holes that can
transport current are formed. The materials that add holes are
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called
acceptors
because
electronsthe
from
the
surrounding
atoms.
In a p-they
type accept
semiconductor
major
carrier of current are the holes, not the electrons.
The p in p-doping stands for positive. This is because

compared to the atoms in the semiconductor material the
added atoms have fewer negative valence electrons. In the pdoped semiconductor the higher conduction band is empty,
but there will be holes in the valence band.
In the cup, this means that we remove some water from the
valence compartment. In other words, we form air bubbles
(positive holes) in the water. Now if we tip the cup, there is
room for the water (electrons) to move in one direction and for
the created holes (lack of electrons) to move in the opposite
direction (just like bubbles would do in water).
Ndoping
In the process of n-doping you add atoms with one extra

valence electron to the pure semiconducting material. This
creates a situation where there are extra electrons that are just
loosely bound in the crystal. The amount of energy needed to
get these electrons to jump to the conduction band so that a
current may pass is very small. The materials that add
electrons are called donors. This is simply because they
donate electrons to the semiconductor. In the n-type
semiconductor the major carrier of current is the negative
electrons.
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The n in n-doping stands for negative. This is because

compared to the atoms in the semiconductor material the
added atoms have more negative valence electrons. In the ndoped semiconductor, the valence band is full so there is no
room for the electrons to move there. Instead, the extra
electrons move into the conduction band.
In our cup, we can see that no water will move in the full
valence compartment. Instead, the extra water (electrons)
added will move within the conduction compartment.
Semiconductorsthe future
In a world where computers become faster and faster

each year, semiconductor components, like chips and
transistors, must be made smaller and smaller. This
means that we will eventually reach a limit on how much
faster and more effective the Silicon based technique can
be made (in fact, devices operating with just a single
electron have already been demonstrated). "What
happens then?" you might ask yourself. Well we don't
know for sure, but today's scientists are working hard to
find new materials or to improve old ones. In the future,
large molecules might do the work that transistors do
today. This field is called Molecular Electronics. So
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today. This field is called Molecular Electronics. So

hopefully (if you like information technology, that is)
computers can continue to evolve for a long time to
come.
Circuit diagram
Characteristics of transistor..
Transistor as amplifier.
Transistor as switch
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Circuit diagrams..
Full wave rectifier.
half wave rectifier.
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Circuit diagram
logic gates
Integrated circuit
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If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research,

Welcome to this basic

Sally and Jerry explain

Semiconductors can be made of a single material or

Silicon is very easy to find in Nature. Ordinary

One of the main reasons for the popularity of silicon

Just to make sure we avoid misunderstandings,

To understand the principles of semiconductors, it is

of Silicon we will see

Bands and their theories...

To continue our journey, you don't need to

highest shell occupied by electrons is called

If you think of the energy bands as steps in

somewhere between the first and second.

A very important feature of the semiconductor material is

Conduction in different types of materials

As mentioned earlier, the semiconductor has a conducting

Conduction in different types of materials

If you felt that Sally's explanation of the conduction

equal the energyPhysicssemiconductorsproject

Conduction in different types of materials

In a conductor, the valence band is only partially

A semiconductor at low temperature is an insulator

In an insulator, the valence band is completely filled,

Now we are going to talk about doping. Maybe the word

So, in the process of doping you add a tiny amount of atoms

Before we look at examples of doped semiconductors, let's

In a pure semiconductor at low temperature, the

p-doping is when you add atoms with less valence electrons to

The p in p-doping stands for positive. This is because

In the process of n-doping you add atoms with one extra

The n in n-doping stands for negative. This is because

In a world where computers become faster and faster

today. This field is called Molecular Electronics. So

half wave rectifier.

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