The "Doping" of a Semiconductor to Improve Its Performance Means

question 43

Multiple Choice

The "doping" of a semiconductor to improve its performance means

• A)slightly raising the temperature of a pure semiconductor to improve the ability of its electrons to flow from atom to atom.
• B)fusing layers of two different pure semiconductors together to give the electrons that absorb the solar radiation characteristics of the electrons of both semiconductors.
• C)mixing large amounts of a metal with small amounts of a semiconductor so that the metal itself becomes a semiconductor.
• D)adding small amounts of other elements to the pure semiconductor to change the freedom of electron motion throughout the crystal.

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