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Standard XII
Physics
Mechanism of Carrier Conduction
What is p-typ...
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What is p-type semiconductor? What are the majority and minority charge carries in it?
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Solution
To make
e
x
t
r
i
n
s
i
c
semiconductors, when the impurity to be
d
o
p
e
d
with
i
n
t
r
i
n
s
i
c
semiconductor is
t
r
i
v
a
l
e
n
t
then the made semiconductor is called
p
−
t
y
p
e
semiconductor.
Boron and aluminum are some examples of
t
r
i
v
a
l
e
n
t
impurity.
When we add
t
r
i
v
a
l
e
n
t
impurity to
i
n
t
r
i
n
s
i
c
semiconductor, it creates
d
e
f
i
c
i
e
n
c
y
of valence electrons thus result in
c
r
e
a
t
i
o
n
of
h
o
l
e
s
which are treated as
P
O
S
I
T
I
V
E
charge carriers that is why called as
p
−
t
y
p
e
semiconductor.
So
h
o
l
e
are
m
a
j
o
r
i
t
y
charge carriers and electrons as
m
i
n
o
r
i
t
y
charge carriers due to their
d
e
f
i
c
i
e
n
c
y
.
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