The PN junction is one of the primary building blocks of semiconductors. A diode (one way valve) is a PN junction with p-type on one side and n-type on the other. When a positive voltage is ...

Energy band diagram of pn junction under forward bias, Continuity equation, Boundary conditions, Ideal diode equation, Long- and short-base diodes, Recombination and generation in the depletion region ...

This image shows a state-of-the-art design of GaN p-n junction diodes that has resulted in near-unity ideality factor, avalanche breakdown capability, and record-breaking power performance.

Bipolar devices, such as pn diodes and bipolar junction transistors, hold promising potential in the high-power electronics industry due to their ability to withstand reverse voltage currents.

WEEK 1: p-n junction diode: basic device technology, depletion region, current-voltage characteristics, junction breakdown, transient behavior and noise, terminal functions, heterojunction. WEEK 2: ...

Creating a p-n diode SPICE model. Constructing a Schottky diode SPICE ... which consists of a metal-semiconductor junction. You will apply the drift-diffusion model, solving Gauss' law leading to the ...

A brief introduction to solid-state physics, leading to discussion of physical characteristics of p-n junction diodes, bipolar junction transistors, and field-effect transistors: active, saturated, ...