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How electron -hole pairs are created in a semiconductor material ?

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The free electrons from electron hole pairs, enable current to flow in the semiconductor when an external voltage is applied. The holes in the valence band is applied. The holes in the valence band also allow electron movement within the valence band itself and this also contributes to current flow. This process is called electron-hole pair generation.
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