There are several methods for removing electrons from the surface of a semiconductor. Can holes be removed from the surface? Explain.

Semiconductors are substances with properties somewhere between them. ICs(integrated circuits) and electronic discrete components such as diodes and transistors are made of semiconductors

Holes are one the two types of charge carriers responsible for current in semiconductor materials- Unlike electrons, holes can never be removed from a semiconductor surface because it is not a physical particle but only a hypothetical concept to denote a deficit of an electron which makes hole to have a net positive effect Nevertheless, holes can only be passes from atom to atom

Therefore

We cannot remove hole from a semiconductor surface because it is not a physical particle but only a hypothetical concept to denote a deficit of an electron which makes hole to have a net positive effect