CnA1Lk 10

SLMICCNDUC1Ck
SUMMAk
ALoms whlch conLaln exacLly 4 elecLrons ln Lhelr ouLer shell do noL glve up or accepL
elecLrons such elemenLs are called as semlconducLors
2 emlconducLors are generally used ln Lhe consLrucLlon of LranslsLors or slmllarly relaLed
componenLs
3 rysLal laLLlces whlch are from lmpurlLles are referred Lo as lnLrlnslc maLerlals
4 urrenL flow ln a semlconducLor conslsLs of boLh elecLrons and holes where holes
funcLlon as poslLlvely charged parLlcles and elecLrons as negaLlvely charged parLlcles
3 lemenLs whlch allow elecLrlc currenL Lo flow Lhrough Lhem are called as conducLors
opper and alumlnum are good conducLors of elecLrlclLy
6 lemenLs whlch opposes Lhe flow of elecLrlc currenL Lhorough Lhem re called s
lnsulaLors Class and rubber are Lhe examples of lnsulaLors
7 oplng of lnLrlnslc maLerlals leads Lo Lhe creaLlon of Lype or 1ype maLerlals
8 -Lype maLerlal conslsLs of large number of free elecLrons or negaLlve charged parLlcles
9 Lype conslsLs of large number of holes or poslLlves charged parLlcles