Doping semiconductors compounded from various element groups

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The discussion centers on doping intrinsic semiconductors made from group II-VI elements with group V elements. The participant concludes that doping with group V results in p-type doping, as confirmed by their lecturer from the University of Southampton. The methodology applied to solve related homework problems, specifically questions 7ciii and 7a, is noted to be similar, leading to similar answers. The participant seeks clarification on the approach to determining the resultant doping type based on the higher numbered group of the dopant.

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Hi all - This is pulled from a past paper -

Homework Statement


I'm only going to state the components that I find challenging of this problem - The rest will be attached in my solution set.

Essentially - given an intrinsic semiconductor comprised of group II-VI elements.
Upon doping with group V, what's the resultant type of doping achieved?
My assumption - As will be seen in my uploaded solutions - is that I can approximate an "average" semiconductor group of halfway between 2 and 6, and dope this with group 5.

Additionally - I'd like to clarify my answer for 7ciii vs 7a, as they ask similar questions, and receive very similar answers by very similar methods.
It feels deceptively trivial reaching the answer I did for 7ciii, given I'd just applied nearly identical methodology in 7a.

Homework Equations


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Taken from my annotated formula sheet - sorry about the hideousness
(OneNote version may be accessed as follows) https://www.physicsforums.com/onenote:https://d.docs.live.net/c82407cf764b2842/Documents/PHYS2213/Formula%20Sheets.one#SSD%20V2&section-id={48CAF64B-A001-43B7-8221-48C2D0C1B5D7}&page-id={104A1659-065B-41FD-95B8-3984FF56372D}&end (Web view)

The Attempt at a Solution


OneNote version: https://www.physicsforums.com/onenote:https://d.docs.live.net/c82407cf764b2842/Documents/PHYS2213/2016%20Exam.one#7a&section-id={D5534116-5EA0-45C3-9F75-315FE37CE3C4}&page-id={5FEBB6D7-983C-4DD5-8868-ACB5948F4492}&end (Web view)
PDF attached.
If this is not compliant with the homework template in some way - Please let me know, and I can make relevant edits.
 

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To answer my own question (An email from my UoS lecturer):
"Your answers are all correct except 7.b, where P atoms replaces group VI atoms and semi2 will be p-type."

I guess this means that I should just take the higher numbered group type as my basis of comparison to the dopant's group, for determining the resultant doping type?
 

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