Non-stoichiometric cuprous oxide, Cu₂O can be prepared in laboratory. In this oxide, copper to oxygen ratio is slightly less than 2:1. Can you account for the fact that this substance is a p-type semiconductor?

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In the cuprous oxide (Cu₂O) prepared in the laboratory, copper to oxygen ratio is slightly less than 2:1. This means that the number of Cu⁺ ions is slightly less than twice the number of O²⁻ ions. This is because some Cu⁺ ions have been replaced by Cu²⁺ ions. Every Cu²⁺ ion replaces two Cu⁺ ions, thereby creating holes. As a result, the substance conducts electricity with the help of these positive holes. Hence, the substance is a p-type semiconductor.

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