Low‐temperature measurements of the Hall effect have been used to determine donor and acceptor concentrations and in some cases to identify the major impurity in silicon. A simple apparatus for making these measurements with liquid helium is described. Typical results are presented and correlated with lifetime data at room temperature. Interpretation of the Hall coefficient measurements is discussed, and a simplified analysis of the case of the two types of donor impurity is suggested.
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