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===Free carrier concentration=== {{Main|Charge carrier density}} ''Free carrier concentration'' is the [[concentration]] of free carriers in a [[doping (semiconductor)|doped semiconductor]]. It is similar to the carrier concentration in a metal and for the purposes of calculating currents or drift velocities can be used in the same way. Free carriers are electrons ([[electron hole|holes]]) that have been introduced into the [[conduction band]] ([[valence band]]) by doping. Therefore, they will not act as double carriers by leaving behind holes (electrons) in the other band. In other words, charge carriers are particles that are free to move, carrying the charge. The free carrier concentration of doped semiconductors shows a characteristic temperature dependence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://truenano.com/PSD20/chapter2/ch2_6.htm#2_6_4_4 |title=Carrier densities |date=2011 |access-date=July 28, 2022 |first=B. |last=Van Zeghbroeck}}</ref>
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