Donor An impurity from column V (15) of the periodic table, which adds a mobile electron to the conduction band of an intrinsic semiconductor, thereby making it more N-type. Commonly used donors are Arsenic (As) and Phosphorous (P). Periodic Table image courtesy of and copyright StimpSoft by way of "Smell-O-Mints" Compare acceptor.

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