Minority carriers are many times activated by:

More Questions from Semiconductor Principles

• Forward bias of a silicon P-N junction will produce a barrier voltage of approximately how many volts?
• A commonly used pentavalent material is:
• What is a type of doping material?
• In "n" type material, majority carriers would be:
• When is a P-N junction formed?
• Intrinsic semiconductor material is characterized by a valence shell of how many electrons?
• A P-N junction mimics a closed switch when it:
• What electrical characteristic of intrinsic semiconductor material is controlled by the addition of impurities?
• What can a semiconductor sense?
• How many valence electrons are in every semiconductor material?

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