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Which of the following statements about doped semiconductors are correct?

  1. ASilicon doped with boron is p-type, with holes as the majority carriers.
  2. BIn antimony-doped silicon, the donor level lies just below the conduction band.
  3. CAn n-type semiconductor carries a net negative charge because of the extra electrons.
  4. DAt very high temperature the conductivity of a doped semiconductor approaches intrinsic behaviour.

Answer: A, B, D

Boron (3 valence electrons) creates holes. Antimony (5 valence electrons) gives electrons from a donor level close to the conduction band. Each dopant atom is itself neutral, so the doped crystal remains electrically neutral. At high T thermally generated pairs outnumber dopant carriers, so behaviour is intrinsic.
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