Semiconductor Material whose conductivity lies between that of conductor and insulator is called semiconductor Germanium and silicon have resistivity of the order of 100 ohms. Some important semiconductor are silicon,Germanium, gallium,arsenide. Classification of semiconductor Semiconductor are classified into two types 1.intrinsic semiconductor 2.extrinsic semiconductor Intrinsic semiconductor or pure semiconductor Germanium and silicon combine to form one crystal. Covalent bonds are formed by the sharing of the valence electrons by the neighboring atoms.at absolute zero temperature 0k ,as no energy is imparted,all the electron in the outer orbits remain in the valence bands.conseqzently,the semiconductor behaves as an insulator Figure1 : Ge cystal at room temperature However, at room temperature, some pf the electrons in the outer orbits may acquire sufficient to break the Covalent bonds in ge is 072ev ...