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Semiconductors are a class of materials whose electrical conductivity lies between that of metals and insulators. The electrical conductivity of semiconductors depends on the temperature. It can be varied over many orders of magnitude by optical excitation or the introduction of impurity atoms. Optical properties such as absorption and refractive index can be varied by changes in the composition of the crystal. The interactions between photons and electrons are such that semiconductors are suited in an ideal manner for the processing of electrical and optical signals.
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Ebeling, K.J. (1993). Semiconductor Crystals. In: Integrated Optoelectronics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78166-7_1
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