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Spelugx the Beige, Wizard, Perl, Thaumatologically Challenged Started conversation Jan 29, 2002
Entry: Semiconductors for beginners - A687143
Author: S'pe;lug:x // Researcher, Ace!, Scout, Guru, ... // (1+8-3)×(1-1+7)=42 1.7 // see A672554, now a Guru! - U183117
This entry was in the Flea Market for a while, so I've grabbed it, copied it and have now poped it into PR.
Rip it to shreds!
Peer Review: A687143 - Semiconductors for beginners
Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese Posted Jan 29, 2002
I won't rip it but how about adding a section about bipolar transistors?
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Felonious Monk - h2g2s very own Bogeyman Posted Jan 29, 2002
I think a bigger section on transistors in general would help the article a lot. Also something about what these various devices are made out of, eg GaAlAs for LED's, GaN for blue led's etc, and why (direct versus indirect gap semiconductors). I'd also like to see mention about the concept of the Fermi level.
Peer Review: A687143 - Semiconductors for beginners
Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese Posted Feb 27, 2002
Peer Review: A687143 - Semiconductors for beginners
Spelugx the Beige, Wizard, Perl, Thaumatologically Challenged Posted Feb 27, 2002
Bossel: this has moved to F48874?thread=167150 after this thread was somehow removed from PR, with luck this entry might receive some TLC this weekend.
Peer Review: A687143 - Semiconductors for beginners
Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese Posted Feb 27, 2002
Yes I know. But I knew that somewhere out there I already had posted something with regard to transistors 
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Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence Posted Mar 2, 2002
Sorry, but Ohms/cm is a b*****d unit. The SI unit of length is the metre. The centimetre is a deprecated derived unit. The correct unit is ?/m.
This is a pretty good entry. My only quibbles are stylistic - for example doping is not a "trick up the sleeve" of semiconductors, it's a way of turning natural insulators into conductors.
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Peer Review: A687143 - Semiconductors for beginners
- 1: Spelugx the Beige, Wizard, Perl, Thaumatologically Challenged (Jan 29, 2002)
- 2: Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese (Jan 29, 2002)
- 3: Felonious Monk - h2g2s very own Bogeyman (Jan 29, 2002)
- 4: Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese (Feb 27, 2002)
- 5: Spelugx the Beige, Wizard, Perl, Thaumatologically Challenged (Feb 27, 2002)
- 6: Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese (Feb 27, 2002)
- 7: Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence (Mar 2, 2002)
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