Semiconductor Vocabulary

Conductivity

• materials that have an electrical conductivity between that of a conductor and an insulator

•  the ability of a material to conduct electrical current  

Periodic Table

• a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to their atomic number and chemical properties

• a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means, consisting of atoms with the same atomic number

Semiconductors

• materials that have electrical conductivity between that of a conductor and an insulator

• a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means, consisting of atoms with the same atomic number

Element

• a type of semiconductor where the electrical properties are determined solely by the material itself

• a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means, consisting of atoms with the same atomic number

Electron

• a subatomic particle with no electric charge, located in the nucleus of an atom

• a subatomic particle with a positive charge, located in the nucleus of an atom

• a subatomic particle with a negative charge, located outside the nucleus of an atom

Neutron

• a subatomic particle with no electric charge, located in the nucleus of an atom

• a subatomic particle with a positive charge, located in the nucleus of an atom

• a subatomic particle with a negative charge, located outside the nucleus of an atom

Proton

• a subatomic particle with no electric charge, located in the nucleus of an atom

• a subatomic particle with a positive charge, located in the nucleus of an atom

• a subatomic particle with a negative charge, located outside the nucleus of an atom

Doping

• the ability of a material to conduct electrical current

• intentionally introducing impurities into a semiconductor material to alter its electrical properties

Intrinsic

• a type of semiconductor where the electrical properties are determined solely by the material itself

• a type of semiconductor where the electrical properties are altered through intentional doping

Extrinsic

• a type of semiconductor where the electrical properties are determined solely by the material itself

• a type of semiconductor where the electrical properties are altered through intentional doping