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Nature 416, 799-801 (25 April 2002) | doi:10.1038/416799a
Semiconductors: An eye for impurity
Paul S. Peercy
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Abstract
As electronic devices become smaller, so the challenge of maintaining their electrical properties grows. Identifying the positions of introduced impurities in a semiconductor crystal is a major first step.
The electrical properties of a semiconductor can be controlled by adding certain foreign atoms to the material. This technique is called impurity doping.
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