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The 116 pages that link to Semiconductor, each with the reason it gives.

• Quantum mechanicsRelated: Quantum band structure explains the electronic behavior used in semiconductor devices.

• ElectronRelated: Electron populations and energy bands enable semiconductor devices.

• Crystal latticeRelated: Lattice structure and defects influence the electronic behavior of semiconductors.

• Electrical conductivityCompared with: Its conductivity can be tuned by doping, temperature, light, or electric fields.

• Band gapNarrower topic: A moderate band gap lets practical energy inputs generate mobile carriers.

• Ohm's lawCompared with: Many semiconductor devices have nonlinear current-voltage behavior rather than a fixed resistance.

• LaserRelated: Semiconductor band structures provide the gain medium in compact diode lasers.

• Planck constantNarrower topic: Semiconductor devices depend on quantum energy levels whose scales involve h.

• Materials scienceBroader topic: Semiconductors enable electronic devices through composition, defects, and processing.

• Light-emitting diodeNarrower topic: LEDs are semiconductor devices whose optical behavior depends on composition and doping.

• Doping (semiconductors)Narrower topic: Doping modifies the carrier population in this broader class of materials.

• MicroprocessorNarrower topic: Semiconductor materials provide the controllable electrical behavior used in processor devices.

• SiliconNarrower topic: Silicon’s place in this material class underlies its largest technological role.

• TransistorNarrower topic: Transistors use controllable conductivity in semiconductor materials.

• Fermi–Dirac statisticsRelated: The distribution determines electron and hole populations across its energy bands.

• DielectricCompared with: Semiconductors combine insulating and conducting behavior rather than serving chiefly as polarized insulators.

• Charge-coupled deviceNarrower topic: CCD charge storage and transport depend on controllable carrier populations in semiconductor material.

• John BardeenRelated: Semiconductor behavior made transistor amplification and switching possible.

• Metallic bondingCompared with: Its limited or tunable charge carriers contrast with the abundant mobile electrons in metals.

• Critical mineralsRelated: Gallium, germanium, and other minerals supply materials used in specialized semiconductors.

• Elementary chargeRelated: Charge carriers in semiconductors carry integer multiples of the elementary charge.

• PhotodetectorNarrower topic: Many photodetectors use semiconductors because light can generate mobile charge carriers in them.

• Electrical conductorCompared with: Its conductivity can be tuned, unlike the typically high conductivity of ordinary metals.

• Electrical resistivityCompared with: Its resistivity can change greatly with doping, temperature, and illumination.

• Solar cellNarrower topic: Semiconductor properties let solar cells separate and transport light-generated charge.

• Electrical insulatorCompared with: Its intermediate, adjustable conductivity contrasts with an insulator’s strong resistance under ordinary conditions.

• Electron affinityRelated: Electron affinities help describe how semiconductor surfaces align electronically with neighboring materials.

• P–n junctionNarrower topic: The junction is formed within this class of materials.

• PhotodiodeNarrower topic: Photodiodes rely on semiconductor properties to generate and transport light-driven charge.

• Fermi energyRelated: Doping shifts the Fermi level relative to the band edges, changing carrier populations.

• Electrical engineeringRelated: Semiconductors make modern electronic components possible.

• William ShockleyNarrower topic: Semiconductors provided the material basis for the transistor designs Shockley studied at Bell Labs.

• Titanium dioxideNarrower topic: Titanium dioxide’s semiconductor behavior enables light-driven charge separation.

• Field-effect transistorNarrower topic: The channel is made from semiconductor material whose conductivity the gate changes.

• PhotovoltaicsNarrower topic: Semiconductor properties let photovoltaic cells control light-generated charge carriers.

• Semiconductor industryRelated: Silicon, compound semiconductors, and process chemicals are essential production inputs.

• Bloch's theoremBroader topic: Its valence and conduction bands are described using Bloch states.

• MetalCompared with: Semiconductors show how conductivity differs from the comparatively high conductivity typical of metals.

• MetalloidNarrower topic: Several metalloids, especially silicon, are elemental semiconductors.

• PhotoconductivityNarrower topic: Many photoconductors rely on light-sensitive carrier populations in semiconductors.

• Quantum dotNarrower topic: Quantum dots inherit their electronic structure from the semiconductor they are made from.

• Band structureBroader topic: Its partially occupied bands and modest gap enable controlled carrier generation.

• Electron–hole pairNarrower topic: Electron–hole pairs are characteristic excitations in these materials.

• MOSFETNarrower topic: The MOSFET channel and source–drain regions are formed in semiconductor material.

• PhotocatalysisNarrower topic: Many photocatalysts are semiconductors that generate mobile charges when illuminated.

• Zinc oxideNarrower topic: ZnO’s electronic behavior places it among semiconductors.

• Band theoryNarrower topic: Its modest band gap enables conductivity to be tuned for electronic and optical devices.

• Condensed matter physicsBroader topic: Band structure and doping make semiconductors the basis of modern electronic components.

• DiodeNarrower topic: Diodes are built from semiconductors whose conductivity can be engineered by region.

• Electromagnetic interactionRelated: Electromagnetic behavior of charge carriers enables electronic devices.