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Which type of semiconductor is formed when germanium is doped in the gallium as indicated in the figure?
Q. Which type of semiconductor is formed when germanium is doped in the gallium as indicated in the figure?
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p
-type semiconductor
G
e
G
e
G
e
G
e
B
n
-type semiconductor
G
e
G
e
(
G
a
)
G
e
C
No change in conductivity
G
e
G
e
G
e
G
e
D
It becomes superconductor
G
e
G
e
G
e
G
e
Solution:
In the given figure, the base element is
G
e
and it is doped with
G
a
. Here the impurity is a trivalent element.
It creates deficiencies of valence electrons, called "holes". This makes the material a p-type semiconductor.