semiconducting
Between insulator, conductor
Semiconducting describes materials that conduct electricity better than insulators but not as well as metals.
Silicon is the most common semiconducting material, forming the basis of computer chips and electronic devices.
The property allows precise control of electrical current: semiconducting crystals, semiconducting polymers.
Metalloid in electronics
- germaniumAtomic number thirty-two
- cadmium tellurideSemiconductor for solar cells
- zinc oxideInorganic UV-blocking compound
- seleniumElement number thirty-four
tellurium · molybdenum disulfide · polysilicon · crystalline
Prohibited athletic drug use
- p-typeHole-majority charge carrier semiconductor
- n-typeSemiconductor with electron majority
- intrinsicBelonging by nature
- extrinsicNot inherent or essential
resistivity · recombination · quantum confinement · thermoelectric · piezoelectric
Thin crisp disk
- photolithographyLight-transfers patterns onto silicon
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- clean roomContamination-controlled enclosed space
- dopingProhibited athletic drug use
oxidation · diffusion · metallization · packaging · die · foundry · nanofabrication · masking
Semiconductor signal switch
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- photodiodeLight-to-current semiconductor
- thyristorFour-layer bistable semiconductor switch
rectifier · laser diode · photoresistor · thermistor · solar cell · integrated circuit · microchip · sensor
Light-to-current converter
- photovoltaicLight-to-electricity converting
- energy conversionChanging power between forms
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- solar panelLight-to-power converter
thin film · monocrystalline · polycrystalline · light absorption · electron-hole pairs
silicon
Metalloid in electronics
- germaniumAtomic number thirty-two
- cadmium tellurideSemiconductor for solar cells
- zinc oxideInorganic UV-blocking compound
selenium · tellurium · molybdenum disulfide · polysilicon · crystalline
doping
Prohibited athletic drug use
- p-typeHole-majority charge carrier semiconductor
- n-typeSemiconductor with electron majority
- intrinsicBelonging by nature
extrinsic · resistivity · recombination · quantum confinement · thermoelectric · piezoelectric
wafer
Thin crisp disk
- photolithographyLight-transfers patterns onto silicon
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- clean roomContamination-controlled enclosed space
doping · oxidation · diffusion · metallization · packaging · die · foundry · nanofabrication · masking · sputtering
transistor
Semiconductor signal switch
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- photodiodeLight-to-current semiconductor
thyristor · rectifier · laser diode · photoresistor · thermistor · solar cell · integrated circuit · microchip · sensor · detector
solar cell
Light-to-current converter
- photovoltaicLight-to-electricity converting
- energy conversionChanging power between forms
- efficiencyProductive without waste
solar panel · thin film · monocrystalline · polycrystalline · light absorption · electron-hole pairs
semiconductingnonconducting
Impeding electrical flow
insulating · nonconductive · conducting · conductive · dielectric
conductor, conducting, conducted, conduction, conductivity, semiconductor, conductive, semiconductors, superconductor