COMEDK · Physics · 30. Semiconductors
In a semiconductor diode, the reverse biased current is due to drift of the free electrons and holes caused by
- A thermal expansion only
- B impurity atoms only
- C Both (a) and (b)
- D Neither (a) nor (b)
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(C) Both (a) and (b)
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In a semiconductor diode, the reverse biased current is due to drift of the free electrons and holes which are produced by thermal expansion, impurity atoms etc.
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