materials that sit somewhere between conductors and insulators

Semiconductors are, as the name suggests, materials that sit somewhere between conductors and insulators.

a crucial component of modern electronics

To explain P-Type and N-Type semiconductor:Semiconductors are a crucial component of modern electronics, forming the foundation of many devices we use today.

the building blocks of electronic devices

Semiconductors are the building blocks of electronic devices, forming the heart of integrated circuits (ICs) that power everything from consumer electronics to industrial machinery and beyond.

essential materials

Semiconductors are essential materials in the modern world affecting our everyday life, and the search for new materials with superior electronic properties is critical to the development and prosperity of the semiconductor industry.

materials that can act as conductors (allowing current to pass through) or insulators (preventing its passage)

Semiconductors are materials that can act as conductors (allowing current to pass through) or insulators (preventing its passage), depending on a number of circumstances (eg, temperature, pressure, radiation or magnetic fields).

materials that are used as switches in modern electronics

Semiconductors are materials that are used as switches in modern electronics.

materials that have properties that are in between those of conductors (such as copper) and insulators (such as rubber)

Semiconductors are materials that have properties that are in between those of conductors (such as copper) and insulators (such as rubber).

materials, inorganic or organic, which have the ability to control their electronic conduction depending on chemical structure, temperature, illumination, and presence of dopants

Semiconductors are materials, inorganic or organic, which have the ability to control their electronic conduction depending on chemical structure, temperature, illumination, and presence of dopants.

materials that are made of metals like Gallium and metalloids like Silicon and are contaminated with materials like phosphorous to control the flow of current

Semiconductors are materials that are made of metals like Gallium and metalloids like Silicon and are contaminated with materials like phosphorous to control the flow of current.

materials its conductivity is between insulators and conductors and are characterized by increasing their conductivity as their temperature increases such as silicon and germanium

Semiconductors are materials its conductivity is between insulators and conductors and are characterized by increasing their conductivity as their temperature increases such as silicon and germanium .

materials in which the amount of current increases with temperature

Semiconductors are materials in which the amount of current increases with temperature.

materials where the electronic band structure exhibits a relatively small band gap between the valence and conduction bands

Semiconductors are materials where the electronic band structure exhibits a relatively small band gap between the valence and conduction bands.