Module 6 : PHYSICS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
Lecture 34 : p- type Semiconductors
p- type Semiconductors
If the Si matrix is doped with Group III impurities like boron or aluminium, it cannot provide electrons to complete the covalent bonds. However, the impurity readily accepts an electron from a nearby Si-Si bond to complete its own bonding scheme. A hole is thereby created which can freely propagate in the lattice.
   
 
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