Tutorial: Photoconductivity

Name: Tutorial: Photoconductivity
Uploaded: 2014-12-01T17:57:12Z
Duration: 3 min 45 s
Description: Description: This video describes how light shining on a Si semiconductor causes its conductivity to rise. The energy of photons hitting the semiconductor breaks covalent bonds within the material, creating mobile electrons and holes. Instructor: Joe Sullivan

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Description: This video describes how light shining on a Si semiconductor causes its conductivity to rise. The energy of photons hitting the semiconductor breaks covalent bonds within the material, creating mobile electrons and holes.

Instructor: Joe Sullivan