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What is doping ?

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The conductivity of metal is increased by adding an appropriate amount of suitable impurity. This process is known as doping.

It can be performed with an impurity that is electron-rich or electron-deficient than the intrinsic semiconductor silicon or germanium.


Fig: Doping electron rich impurity into an intrinsic conductor


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