https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08820
Semiconductor whose electric properties are largely determined by the dopant 'impurities' present.
Note:
Phosphorus-doped silicon, i.e., silicon, in which some Si atoms are replaced with phosphorus atoms, or iodine doped poly(acetylene) are examples of extrinsic semiconductors.
Phosphorus-doped silicon, i.e., silicon, in which some Si atoms are replaced with phosphorus atoms, or iodine doped poly(acetylene) are examples of extrinsic semiconductors.
See also: charge carrier generation, intrinsic semiconductor