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A semiconductor is a material which not only has a resistivity which is mid-way between that of a good conductor and an insulator, but has properties which make it very useful in the field of electronics and power electronics. There are two principal categories of semiconductor, namely n-type semiconductors and p-type semiconductors.
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© 1991 Noel M. Morris
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Morris, N.M. (1991). Power Electronics. In: Mastering Electrical Engineering. Macmillan Master Guides. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12230-1_16
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