Quote: dope a semiconductor with donors and acceptors of electrons; the electrons and electron holes are free to wander

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Suppose we imagine a crystal of germanium in … It turns out that a single arsenic atom … , but in doing so it must act … This extra electron is very loosely attached--the binding … An impurity atom such as the arsenic is … You might think that these carriers would get … not happen, however, because the arsenic atoms in … is remain neutral, the average density of negative … [p. 14-5] It is also possible to build into … Of course, when it steals the electron from … crystal as a positive carrier. An impurity atom … electron. … When a donor or an acceptor impurity is …   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: the average density of electrons in a semiconductor must equal the density of donor sites; otherwise electrical charge does not balance

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