Which of the following elements behave as semiconductors in their pure elemental form?
Which of the following elements behave as semiconductors in their pure elemental form?
Answer:
Only 1 & 2
- Silicon
- Germanium
- Gallium
Notes: Silicon and germanium are elemental semiconductors in pure form. Gallium, however, is not a semiconductor as an element; it forms important compound semiconductors such as gallium arsenide. Pure silicon and germanium have suitable electrical properties for their use as intrinsic semiconductors in electronics.
