What is the meaning of doping a semiconductor?

  1. Increasing its energy
  2. Adding impurities to it
  3. Reducing the band gap
  4. Heating it to high temperatures

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Option 2 : Adding impurities to it
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CONCEPT:

  • Doping: The process of adding impurities to a pure (intrinsic) semiconductor is called doping.
    • By doing this, the conductivity of the semiconductor is increased drastically even at room temperatures.
    • It is needed because the conductivity of a pure semiconductor like silicon or germanium is very low at room temperatures.
    • Doping leads to the formation of extrinsic semiconductors which are of two types: n-type and p-type.
  • N-type semiconductors have impurities of elements from Group 5 of the periodic table, hence electrons are the majority charge carriers.
  • P-type semiconductors have impurities of elements from Group 3 of the periodic table, hence holes are the majority charge carriers.

EXPLANATION:

  • ​The process of adding impurities is doping. So option 2 is correct.
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