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Give a classification of semiconductors and write examples of each. |
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Answer» Solution :Semiconductors are in the original element and compound. (i) Elemental semiconductors : Si and Ge (ii) Compound semiconductors : Examples are, (A) INORGANIC : CDS, GaAs, CdSe, InP etc. (B) ORGANIC : anthracene, doped pthalocyanines etc. (C ) Organic polymers : polypyrrole, polyaniline, polythiophene, etc. Most of the currently available semiconductor devices are based on elemental semiconductors Si or Ge and compound inorganic semiconductors. After 1990, a few semiconductor devices using organic semiconductors and semiconducting polymers have been developed signalling the birth of a futuristic technology of polymer electronics and MOLECULAR - electronics. |
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