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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Semiconductor Semiconductor The term 'Semiconductor' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as ' Any material that has a limitedcapacity for conducting an electric current. Certain semiconductors, including silicon, gallium arsenide, copper indium diselenide, and cadmium telluride, are uniquely suited to the photovoltaic conversion process'. The term 'Semiconductor' as it applies to the area of photovoltaics can be defined as ' A material that has a limited capacity for conducting electricity. The silicon used to make PV cells is a semiconductor'. Previous 5 Terms: SELY semantics semantology semasiology semic Next 5 Terms: semidiurnal semidiurnal tide semilunate seminiferous semiology About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.