NEET2002PhysicsSemiconductorsActual
At 0 ~K temperature, a p -type semiconductor
Options
- Adoes not have any charge carriers
- Bhas few holes but no free electrons
- Chas few holes and few free electrons
- Dhas equal number of holes and free electrons.
Correct answer
B. has few holes but no free electrons
Step-by-step solution
At 0 ~K temperature, a pure semiconductor behaves as an insulator, because it has a few holes in its valence band. But there is no free electron in this state.