Chapter 2
Semiconductors
Energy-band structure of (a) insulator, (b) semiconductor, and (c) metal
Chapter Outline
The concepts introduced in this chapter are:
- Conductors and semiconductors
- Different types of semiconductors
- Current components in a semiconductor
- The behaviour of minority carriers in semiconductors
- Concept of semiconductor junction
2.1 INTRODUCTION
The physics of the materials used in the construction of various electronic devices is very important to understand the basic operation of the device. The materials used in the electronic devices are semiconductors. These are the materials which neither fall in the category of ...
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