An intrinsic (pure) silicon crystal at room temperature has sufficient heat (thermal) energy for some valence electrons to jump the gap from the valence band into the conduction band, becoming free electrons. Question 8 options: TrueFalse
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Intrinsic (pure) silicon has its valence band full and a conduction band above separated by a band gap of about 1.12 eV at room temperature. Show more…
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