semiconductive
Conducts under certain conditions
Semiconductive describes materials that conduct electricity under some conditions but not others—between conductors like copper and insulators like rubber.
Silicon is the classic semiconductive material, forming the basis of computer chips and solar cells.
The property depends on temperature, light, or the presence of impurities: semiconductive polymers, semiconductive crystals.
Metalloid in electronics
- germaniumAtomic number thirty-two
- cadmium tellurideSemiconductor for solar cells
- zinc oxideInorganic UV-blocking compound
- polysiliconMulti-crystal semiconductor material
thin film · substrate · wafer · ingot · crystal growth
Prohibited athletic drug use
- intrinsicBelonging by nature
- extrinsicNot inherent or essential
- p-typeHole-majority charge carrier semiconductor
- n-typeSemiconductor with electron majority
crystallography · lattice · energy levels · resistivity · electron-hole pairs · recombination · tunneling
Semiconductor signal switch
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- photodiodeLight-to-current semiconductor
- thyristorFour-layer bistable semiconductor switch
rectifier · laser diode · solar cell · sensor · integrated circuit · microprocessor · memory chip
Particle-free manufacturing space
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- photolithographyLight-transfers patterns onto silicon
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- dopingProhibited athletic drug use
sputtering · oxidation · diffusion · masking · foundry · fab · die · yield
Light-to-current converter
- photovoltaicLight-to-electricity converting
- energy conversionChanging power between forms
- silicon waferThin crystalline disc for microelectronics
- cadmium tellurideSemiconductor for solar cells
silicon
Metalloid in electronics
- germaniumAtomic number thirty-two
- cadmium tellurideSemiconductor for solar cells
- zinc oxideInorganic UV-blocking compound
polysilicon · thin film · substrate · wafer · ingot · crystal growth
doping
Prohibited athletic drug use
- intrinsicBelonging by nature
- extrinsicNot inherent or essential
- p-typeHole-majority charge carrier semiconductor
n-type · crystallography · lattice · energy levels · resistivity · electron-hole pairs · recombination · tunneling
transistor
Semiconductor signal switch
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- photodiodeLight-to-current semiconductor
thyristor · rectifier · laser diode · solar cell · sensor · integrated circuit · microprocessor · memory chip
cleanroom
Particle-free manufacturing space
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- photolithographyLight-transfers patterns onto silicon
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
doping · sputtering · oxidation · diffusion · masking · foundry · fab · die · yield · metrology
solar cell
Light-to-current converter
- photovoltaicLight-to-electricity converting
- energy conversionChanging power between forms
- silicon waferThin crystalline disc for microelectronics
semiconductivenonconductive
Resists electricity passage
nonconducting · insulating · conductive · dielectric · resistive