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IV characteristics
Forward Bias
Reverse Bias
Reading Assignment:
Howe and Sodini; Chapter 6, Sections 6.4 6.5
VVth
I = I o e 1
Fn
n p
Fp
Ie
[]V
Vth
contact to
p region contact to
n region
VD Vth VD Vth
n p( x p) = n po e p n(x n) = p no e p n(Wn) = p no
<< pno
<< npo
np(Wp)=npo
Wp xp xn Wn x
Reverse Bias
p n(x n)
VD VD
Vth Vth
n po e pnoe
n p( xp )
W p xp xn Wn x
np (W p) = np o p n(W n) = p no
p n(x n)
VD VD
Vth Vth
n po (e 1) pno (e 1)
n p(x p)
W p xp xn Wn x
n p( W p) = 0 p n(W n) = 0
ink vacuum
ink water
0 W x
Injects (a)
ll tube
minority
carriers water
Carriers
ink vacuum
ink
recombine at
ohmic contact
0 W x
(b)
nI (x)
nI*
0 W
(c)
(Step 2)
Wn xn
n p (x) p n (x)
(contact) (contact)
(ptype) (ntype)
p n( x n)
n p( x p)
W p x p x n Wn x
n p ( W p ) = 0 p n (W n ) = 0
Wp x p
Jn = q
2
ni
Dn
e
( ) 1
V
Vth
Na Wp x p
2
ni Dp (qV )
Jp = q e kT 1
Nd Wn xn
2 1
J = J n + J p = qni
Dn
+
1
Dp
( ) 1
qV
e
kT
N
a Wp x p Nd Wn xn
Current is:
1 qV
2
I = qAni
Dn
+
1
D p e
(kT )
1
Na Wp x p N d Wn x n
contact to
p region contact to\
n region
VD Vth VD Vth
n p( x p) = n po e p n(x n) = p no e p n(Wn) = p no
<< pno
<< npo
np(Wp)=npo
Wp xp xn Wn x
I = Io e
( ) V
Vth
1
I lg |I|
0.43 q
kT
=60 mV/dec @ 300K
Io
0
0 V 0 V
Io
linear scale semilogarithmic scale
I = Io
[ ] qV
(e 1)
kT
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