The majority charge carriers in $p$-type and $n$-type semiconductors are respectively:

  • A
    holes and electrons
  • B
    electrons and holes
  • C
    electrons and electrons
  • D
    holes and holes

Explore More

Similar Questions

If $n_e$ and $n_h$ are electron and hole concentrations in an extrinsic semiconductor and $n_i$ is the intrinsic carrier concentration,then:

What will be the conductivity of a pure silicon crystal at $300 \ K$? Given that the intrinsic carrier concentration is $1.072 \times 10^{10} \ cm^{-3}$ and at this temperature,the electron mobility $\mu_n = 1350 \ cm^2 / (V \cdot s)$ and hole mobility $\mu_p = 480 \ cm^2 / (V \cdot s)$.

Difficult
View Solution

When a small amount of impurity atoms are added to a semiconductor,then generally its resistivity

$A$ semiconductor has electron and hole mobilities $\mu_{n}$ and $\mu_{p}$ respectively. If its intrinsic carrier density is $n_{i}$,what will be the value of hole concentration $p$ for which the conductivity will be minimum at a given temperature?

If $n_{e}$ and $n_{h}$ are concentrations of electrons and holes in a semiconductor,then the intrinsic carrier concentration $(n_i)$ in thermal equilibrium is

Vedclass Products

For Students

Vedclass Test Series

Mock tests in real JEE/NEET style with performance analysis. 5-day free trial.

Start Free Trial
For Teachers

Exam Paper Generator

Generate Set A/B/C/D exam papers from 7.5L+ questions in 2 minutes. 3 chapters free.

Try Free
For Institutes

Online Exam Module

Live online exams with unlimited students, 360° analytics & white-label branding.

See Demo