A p-type semiconductor carries net:

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  1. Positive charge
  2. Negative charge
  3. Zero charge
  4. Depends upon biasing

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Option 3 : Zero charge
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CONCEPT:

  • Semiconductor: A solid substance that has a conductivity between an insulator and metals.
    • Semiconductors have conductivity due to many factors like the addition of an impurity or because of temperature effects.
  • N-type semiconductors: An extrinsic semiconductor where the dopant atoms provide extra conduction electrons to the host material like Phosphorus P in Silicon Si.
    • This creates an excess of negative (n-type) electron charge carriers that are able to move freely.

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  • P-type semiconductors: A semiconductor, when the impurity with trivalency is added to pure semiconductors, then it is known as a p-type semiconductor.
    • Impurities with trivalency such as Boron (B), Gallium (Ga), Indium(In), Aluminium(Al), etc are called acceptor impurity.

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EXPLANATION:

  • P-type and N-type materials are NOT positively and negatively charged. 
    • because atoms are electrically neutral.
  • ​N-type materials have electrons or negative charges that are majority carriers and holes are minority carriers. 
  • So it has mainly electrons or negative charge carriers that can move freely, but it is still neutral because the fixed donor atoms, having donated electrons, are positive.
  • Thus we can say that the n-type of semiconductor is neutral.
  • Hence option 3 is correct.
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