Example 1 · difficulty 2/5
In a pure semiconductor, thermal excitation breaks 7 × 10¹² additional covalent bonds per cubic metre, with recombination neglected during the interval. How do carrier concentrations change?
- A. Electrons increase by 7 × 10¹² m⁻³ and holes do not change
- B. Holes increase by 7 × 10¹² m⁻³ and electrons do not change
- C. The sum of electron and hole concentrations increases by 7 × 10¹² m⁻³
- D. Both electrons and holes increase by 7 × 10¹² m⁻³