Why does a semicondctor act as an insulator at 0'k and why its conductivity increases with increasing temperature?
Answer Posted / john
semiconductors are known to have free electrons, which is the characteristic of semiconductors. At 0k, the motion of these free electrons ceases and so these behave as insulators at 0k.
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