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  • 1. What happens to electrons in the conduction band due to natural thermal recombination?
A) They convert into photons.
B) They do not stay indefinitely.
C) They permanently bond to the lattice.
D) They become stationary.
  • 2. How is the concentration of electrons in the conduction band typically described?
A) Very dilute.
B) Saturated.
C) Extremely dense.
D) Highly metallic.
  • 3. To what physical system are electrons in the conduction band compared in the text?
A) Bose-Einstein condensate.
B) Classical ideal gas.
C) Quantum liquid.
D) Rigid solid crystal.
  • 4. In the conduction band model described, what principle are electrons considered to be not subject to?
A) Pauli exclusion principle.
B) Coulomb's law.
C) Conservation of energy.
D) Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
  • 5. What is the shape of the dispersion relation for conduction bands in most semiconductors?
A) Parabolic.
B) Logarithmic.
C) Exponential.
D) Linear.
  • 6. How do electrons in the conduction band respond to forces?
A) Much as they would in a vacuum.
B) They are unaffected by external forces.
C) They become instantly stationary.
D) They move in reverse directions.
  • 7. What concept is used to account for the difference between a real electron and one in a semiconductor band?
A) Relativistic mass.
B) Atomic mass.
C) Effective mass.
D) Rest mass.
  • 8. Which model is mentioned as a simplistic way to describe conduction in semiconductors?
A) Bohr model.
B) Ising model.
C) Standard model.
D) Drude model.
  • 9. What describes a completely full valence band?
A) It acts like a metal.
B) It is highly conductive.
C) It is unstable.
D) It is inert.
  • 10. What is created when an electron is removed from the valence band?
A) A neutron.
B) A photon.
C) A hole.
D) A positron.
  • 11. How is the charge of a hole characterized?
A) Positive.
B) Neutral.
C) Negative.
D) Variable.
  • 12. What is the effective mass of electrons at the top of the valence band?
A) Zero.
B) Positive.
C) Infinite.
D) Negative.
  • 13. According to the text, how can the collection of holes be understood?
A) As a metallic fluid.
B) Only through complex quantum field theory.
C) As stationary defects.
D) In simple classical terms.
  • 14. Which electronic component is constructed using semiconductors that emit light?
A) Capacitors
B) Light-emitting diodes
C) Vacuum tubes
D) Resistors
  • 15. High thermal conductivity in semiconductors is useful for which purpose?
A) Lowering magnetic interference
B) Increasing electrical resistance
C) Reducing light intensity
D) Heat dissipation
  • 16. What is a common application for semiconductors with high thermal conductivity?
A) Wind turbines
B) Hydraulic systems
C) Electric vehicles
D) Pneumatic pumps
  • 17. What do semiconductors with high thermoelectric figures of merit help create?
A) Battery chargers
B) Thermoelectric coolers
C) Voltage stabilizers
D) Solar heaters
  • 18. Which elements are the most commercially important group 14 semiconductors?
A) Carbon and tin
B) Silicon and germanium
C) Germanium and tin
D) Lead and silicon
  • 19. How many valence electrons do silicon and germanium have in their outermost shell?
A) 8
B) 2
C) 4
D) 6
  • 20. What is an example of a binary compound semiconductor?
A) Organic framework
B) Pure silicon
C) Liquid arsenic
D) Gallium arsenide
  • 21. What is a common characteristic of amorphous and liquid semiconductors?
A) Rigid crystalline structure
B) Absolute zero resistance
C) Intermediate conductivity
D) Lack of temperature variation
  • 22. In what form are disordered or amorphous semiconductors generally used?
A) Bulk ingots
B) Liquid canisters
C) Crystalline wires
D) Thin film structures
  • 23. What is the most important application of today's semiconductor technology?
A) Integrated circuits
B) Electric motors
C) Thermal insulation
D) Radio broadcasting
  • 24. What is paramount when creating an ideal semiconducting material?
A) Color transparency
B) Magnetic permeability
C) Weight reduction
D) Chemical purity
  • 25. What is a major cause of defective semiconductor devices?
A) Crystalline faults
B) Low ambient temperature
C) Excessive vacuum
D) High humidity
  • 26. What is the typical diameter range of crystal ingots used in mass production?
A) 100 to 300 mm
B) 500 to 1000 mm
C) 5 to 20 mm
D) 10 to 50 mm
  • 27. Which method is usually used to produce single-crystal ingots?
A) Photolithography
B) Thermal oxidation
C) Czochralski method
D) Plasma spraying
  • 28. What is the purpose of thermal oxidation in semiconductor preparation?
A) Etching the circuit
B) Forming silicon dioxide
C) Doping the wafer
D) Removing impurities
  • 29. What light source is used in photolithography to create patterns?
A) Visible red laser
B) Gamma radiation
C) Infrared light
D) Ultraviolet light
  • 30. What is the primary process used for etching silicon wafers today?
A) Acid dipping
B) Mechanical sanding
C) Laser ablation
D) Plasma etching
  • 31. What common etch gas is also known as Freon?
A) Argon
B) Hydrogen
C) Chlorofluorocarbon
D) Nitrogen
  • 32. During plasma etching, where is the silicon wafer located?
A) On the cathode
B) On the chamber wall
C) On the anode
D) In the gas inlet
  • 33. What is the final process of semiconductor preparation called?
A) Oxidation
B) Diffusion
C) Photolithography
D) Czochralski growth
  • 34. What is another common name for the diffusion process?
A) Bonding
B) Etching
C) Refining
D) Doping
  • 35. What does the doping process create in the semiconductor?
A) Silicon dioxide layer
B) P–n junction
C) Magnetic field
D) Thin film
  • 36. What temperature is used in the chamber for the diffusion process?
A) Room temperature
B) 1,100 degrees Celsius
C) 2,000 degrees Celsius
D) 500 degrees Celsius
  • 37. Which of these materials is an example of an organic semiconductor?
A) Gallium arsenide
B) Germanium
C) Silicon carbide
D) Organic compounds
  • 38. Why are semiconductors poor conductors in their natural state?
A) Valence bands are filled, preventing electron flow.
B) They lack any electrons.
C) They are composed of plastic.
D) They have too many free electrons.
  • 39. What does n-type refer to in semiconductors?
A) An excess of electrons
B) A neutral charge
C) An excess of protons
D) A shortage of electrons
  • 40. What does p-type refer to in semiconductors?
A) An excess of electrons
B) A shortage of electrons
C) A high resistance state
D) A shortage of holes
  • 41. What occurs when two differently doped semiconducting materials are joined?
A) Homojunctions
B) Total annihilation
C) Ambipolar diffusion
D) Thermal equilibrium
  • 42. What is present in an excess in n-doped germanium?
A) Ions
B) Holes
C) Protons
D) Electrons
  • 43. What is present in an excess in p-doped germanium?
A) Holes
B) Electrons
C) Ions
D) Photons
  • 44. What process occurs at a homojunction until equilibrium is reached?
A) Generation
B) Excitation
C) Thermal expansion
D) Recombination
  • 45. What is formed at the junction after recombination occurs?
A) A conductive liquid
B) A wide band of free electrons
C) A narrow strip of immobile ions
D) A pure valence band
  • 46. What causes an electric field to form across a homojunction?
A) The absence of thermal energy
B) The strip of immobile ions
C) The excess of photons
D) The lack of holes
  • 47. What can cause a disruption to thermal equilibrium in a semiconductor?
A) Fixed ions
B) Temperature difference
C) Electrical conductivity
D) Balanced currents
  • 48. What can enter a semiconductor system and create electrons and holes?
A) Immobile ions
B) Photons
C) Valence bands
D) Neutrons
  • 49. What is the process that creates electrons and holes?
A) Doping
B) Recombination
C) Ambipolar diffusion
D) Generation
  • 50. What material is often used in high-capacity cable insulation as a semiconductor?
A) Pure copper
B) Gallium arsenide
C) Silicon with phosphorus
D) XLPE with carbon black
  • 51. What are semiconductors doped with Group V elements called?
A) metallic
B) intrinsic
C) n-type
D) p-type
  • 52. What are semiconductors doped with Group III elements called?
A) p-type
B) n-type
C) conductive
D) insulating
  • 53. Which device was invented in 1947 based on semiconductor physics?
A) Laser diode
B) Cat's-whisker detector
C) Integrated circuit
D) Transistor
  • 54. When was the integrated circuit invented?
A) 1947
B) 1904
C) 1958
D) 1920
  • 55. What is a cat's-whisker detector?
A) An integrated circuit
B) A primitive semiconductor diode
C) A type of transistor
D) A high-voltage cable component
  • 56. Which tool can be used to quickly determine if a semiconductor is p- or n-type?
A) A hot-point probe
B) A magnet
C) An electron microscope
D) A laser beam
  • 57. To be partially filled, the energy of a quantum state must be near what level?
A) Valence band
B) Ground state
C) Conduction band
D) Fermi level
  • 58. Where do the Fermi levels of insulators typically sit?
A) Within the conduction band
B) Above the conduction band
C) Within band gaps
D) Within the valence band
  • 59. What is an alternative name for some wider-bandgap semiconductors?
A) Quantum insulators
B) Sub-metals
C) Hyper-conductors
D) Semi-insulators
  • 60. In what niche application are semi-insulators often used?
A) Mechanical structural supports
B) Battery electrolytes
C) High-heat soldering
D) Substrates for HEMT
  • 61. What is the primary product released during electron-hole recombination if the energy lost exceeds the band gap?
A) Thermal energy or radiation
B) Electrical resistance
C) Magnetic fields
D) Proton emissions
  • 62. What determines the steady-state number of electron-hole pairs at a given temperature?
A) The mass of the dopant atoms
B) Quantum statistical mechanics
C) The size of the semiconductor sample
D) The purity of the surrounding air
  • 63. What is the approximate temperature dependence of the steady-state pair product?
A) Independent of T
B) Linear proportion to T
C) Inversely proportional to T
D) exp(−EG/kT)
  • 64. What is a semiconductor called once it has been doped?
A) Amorphous
B) Metallic
C) Intrinsic
D) Extrinsic
  • 65. What kind of dopant is used to create p-type silicon?
A) Transition metals
B) Noble gases
C) Group V elements
D) Group III elements
  • 66. What do Group V elements act as when added to silicon?
A) Donors
B) Insulators
C) Acceptors
D) Traps
  • 67. Which material is mentioned as an example of a dopant that creates a p-type semiconductor when added to silicon?
A) Phosphorus
B) Boron
C) Arsenic
D) Selenium
  • 68. Which method is used to accurately position doped regions in a semiconductor?
A) Magnetic deflection
B) Thermal melting
C) Manual adjustment
D) Ion implantation
  • 69. Which of these materials can exist in a glassy amorphous state with semiconducting properties?
A) Silver
B) Selenium
C) Gold
D) Copper
  • 70. Who reported in 1833 that the resistance of silver sulfide decreases when heated?
A) Karl Ferdinand Braun
B) Michael Faraday
C) Thomas Johann Seebeck
D) Willoughby Smith
  • 71. What is the name of the effect where voltage is generated when light strikes a solid-liquid interface?
A) Hall effect
B) Photovoltaic effect
C) Rectification
D) Seebeck effect
  • 72. Who demonstrated the deflection of flowing charge carriers by a magnetic field?
A) Nevill Francis Mott
B) Felix Bloch
C) J.J. Thomson
D) Edwin Herbert Hall
  • 73. Who introduced the term Halbleiter (semiconductor) in his Ph.D. thesis?
A) Boris Davydov
B) Walter H. Schottky
C) Josef Weiss
D) Johan Koenigsberger
  • 74. Who established the band theory of conduction by 1931?
A) John Bardeen
B) Felix Bloch
C) Bernhard Gudden
D) Alan Herries Wilson
  • 75. Which device was built by Charles Fritts in 1883?
A) A radio transmitter
B) A vacuum tube
C) A working solar cell
D) An infrared detector
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