March 2010
Beginner
632 pages
18h 50m
English
2-2 Formation of the p–n Junction
2-4 Concepts of Junction Potential
2-6 Derivation of the I–V Characteristics of a p–n Junction Diode
2-9 Special Types of p–n Junction Semiconductor Diodes
This chapter introduces the reader to the first non-linear element in the whole field of electronics, namely the diode. William Shockley first demonstrated the diode in his famous paper on this topic, and discussed the formation of the p–n junction and the energy band diagram together with the basic concept of built-in potential. In analog electronics the modes of operation ...
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