
A p-n junction germanium diode is shown here, The current is excess of 10 mA through the diode produces the large joule-heating which damages (burns) the diode. If we want to use a 1.5 V battery to forward bias the diode, want should be the diode, that the maximum current does not exceed 6 mA? (Vforward for Ge is 0.3V)


Important Questions on Semiconductors
type of semi-conductor material
amount of doping
temperature
Which one of the following is correct?






The given circuit has two ideal diodes connected as shown in the figure below. The current flowing through the resistance will be



Identify the semiconductor devices whose characteristics are given below, in the order :

The non-zero potential difference across diode and that across diode are equal in the circuit shown in the figure (both the diodes are identical in characteristics)



The characteristic of a diode is shown in the figure. The ratio of forward to reverse bias resistance is:

In the following circuit diagram, the current through the battery is

and diodes start conducting at and respectively. In the following figure if diode connection are reversed, the value of changes by: (assume that the Ge diode has large breakdown voltage)

In the following circuit, the equivalent resistance between and is


Determine the current passing through the diode in the circuit given. Assume these are Silicon diodes.







