Identify the property which is not characteristic for a semiconductor?
at a very low temperatures, it behaves like an insulator
the charge carriers are electrons and holes in the valence band at higher temperatures
at higher temperatures two types of charge carriers will cause conductivity
the semiconductor is electrically neutral.
A
at a very low temperatures, it behaves like an insulator
B
at higher temperatures two types of charge carriers will cause conductivity
C
the charge carriers are electrons and holes in the valence band at higher temperatures
D
the semiconductor is electrically neutral.
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For semiconductors, in conduction band the charge carriers are electrons and holes at higher temperatures.
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