The silicon atom and the crystal lattice
Electrical Technology · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes
Four valence electrons and four neighbours: the atomic reason silicon can form a covalent crystal.
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- Doping: making extrinsic semiconductors
- N-type semiconductors
- P-type semiconductors
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- Simulating covalent bonding in extrinsic silicon
- Comparing N-type and P-type silicon
- How a PN junction forms
- The depletion region and the built-in barrier
- Why semiconductors matter in electronics