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Question

Name two factors on which electrical conductivity of a pure
semiconductor at a given temperature depends At what temperature
would an intrinsic semiconductor behave like a perfect
insulator?and why?

Vipra Mishra · Accepted Answer

Dear Student
The two factors on which the electrical conductivity of a pure
semiconductors at a given temperature depends

1 Width of the forbidden band
2 Intrinsic charge carrier concentration

At absolute zero (0K), an intrinsic semiconductor will act like a
perfect insulator At this temperature, the electrons in the valence
band will remain there When the temperature increases, some of the
electrons from the valence band got excited and moves to the
conduction band This will give rise to the conductivity of the
semiconductor

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Name two factors on which electrical conductivity of a pure semiconductor at a given temperature depends. At what temperature would an intrinsic semiconductor behave like a perfect insulator?and why?