semiconductor-electronics--materials-devices-and-simple-circuits Question 8

Question: Q. 1. Write two points of difference between intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors.

[Foreign 2017]

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Distinguish between ‘intrinsic’ and ’extrinsic’ semiconductors.

[Delhi I, II, III 2015]

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Solution:

Ans. Any two differences

$1+1$

Intrinsic Extrinsic
(i) Pure semiconductor. (i) Doped or impure.
(ii) $n_{e}=n_{h}$. (ii) $n_{e} \neq n_{h}$.
(iii) Low conductivity at
room temperature.
(iii) Higher conduc-
tivity at room tem-
perature.
(iv) Conductivity de-
pends on temperature.
(iv) does not depend
ity dignificantly on tem-
perature.

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