Semiconductors, Doping and the p-n Junction · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

How a junction makes current one-way

Science · Matter & Materials · ages 23-24
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  1. What does donor doping do to the Fermi level?

    • Pulls it down away from the band
    • Lifts it up
    • Removes it entirely
  2. What raises the carrier count?

    • Smaller gap or more warmth
    • A larger gap and deep cold
    • Painting the sample red
  3. A p-n junction lets current through one way and blocks the other.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Acceptor doping pulls the Fermi level down. Which carrier dominates?

    • Holes
    • Electrons
    • Photons
  5. Where does the built-in field come from?

    • A battery hidden inside
    • The field falls from the sky
    • Charges left behind
  6. A forward push flattens the field. What happens?

    • Current stops fully
    • Current flows
    • The junction melts
  7. A student says heat always kills conduction in semiconductors. What is backwards?

    • Warmth lifts carriers
    • Cold always conducts better
    • Gaps forbid all carriers
  8. A junction passes equal current both ways. Diagnose it.

    • Too much rectifying field
    • The wires are too short
    • No field, doped alike
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How a junction makes current one-way W1-mt_iKlnfAqDAg-s1

  1. Lifts it up · Donors push the level up.
  2. Smaller gap or more warmth · Small gap plus warmth means carriers.
  3. True · That one-way street is rectifying.
  4. Holes · Acceptors mean holes.
  5. Charges left behind · Crossing charges build their own barrier.
  6. Current flows · Flat barrier, easy passage.
  7. Warmth lifts carriers · Here warmth helps.
  8. No field, doped alike · Two-way flow means no one-way barrier.
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