A substance in which the conduction band separated by valence band by a band gap. For a semiconductor, resistance decreases as temperature increases. Semiconductors can be intrinsic (silicon) or extrinsic ("doped"). As is an n-doped semiconductor and Al and B are p-doped. Ge, with a resistivity of cm, is a semiconductor.
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