Understanding Diodes: Behavior, Creation, and Non-Ideal Characteristics - Prof. Aurangzeb , Study notes of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Download Understanding Diodes: Behavior, Creation, and Non-Ideal Characteristics - Prof. Aurangzeb and more Study notes Electrical and Electronics Engineering in PDF only on Docsity! 1 Lecture #2 Diode: Why we need to understand diode? • The base emitter junction of the BJT behaves as a forward bias diode in amplifying applications. • The behavior of the diode when reverse bias is the key to the fabrication of the integrated circuits. • The diode is used in many important nonamplifer applications. Lecture #2 Creating a Diode Lecture #2 Lecture #2 Built-in barrier potential Pec TE ERC) Ca ee a wre au SRO Racy ea Forward Bi © Equilibrium condition of ap-n er Pee SU nen Cl ate Seo ace DEMME A Ie ECCT ‘o | CM UO We RUE aC er © The applied-voltage polarity termed ae eens CCR as |e errr eo Id eee ey eed Ces ON Oe eC eae urd Oar ihn acd De eu ee into ee testo See eh uno Oe tis De ae eee et tad OSs CE ELCs) Forward bias: ip By Le ala aml | eee e-em for Si, 1, = 10-5 to 10-34 Ae Wut cet mae eres ed generally assume n = 1.