p-n Junction
p-n Junction: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as p-n Junction, Potential Barrier at the Junction Diode, Depletion Region at the Junction Diode, Forward Biasing of Junction Diode, Reverse Biasing of Junction Diode, Characteristic Curve of Junction Diode, etc.
Important Questions on p-n Junction
Which of the following circuit diagram of p – n junction diode is (i) forward bias and in (ii) reverse bias:

The reverse current in a Zener diode starts increasing suddenly at a relatively low breakdown voltage of or so. Is this statement true or false?

What is difference between normal diode and power diode?




What will be the decrease of barrier voltage with the rise in in temperature?

As the temperature to the junction increases the current.
Increases due to?

Which of the following junction characteristics are not dependent on temperature.

Which of the following parameters of junction diode increases with temperature.

The maximum width of the surface depletion region of a MOS capacitor with junction and is _______ . [ Take for silicon and ]

According to the tunneling phenomenon of tunnel diode which one of the following is true?

The graph of the electric field in the transition region of an abrupt junction is as given below
Let be doping concentration in and side of junction then

Consider an abrupt junction act shown in the figure. The depleting region width on the side of the junction is and the permittivity of silicon is . At the junction, the approximate absolute value of the peak electric field is

In a junction diode under reverse bias, the magnitude of electric field is maximum at

The electric field profile in the deplection region of a junction in equilibrium is shown in the figure, which one of the following statements is NOT true?

Explain the importance of PIV(peak inverse voltage) rating of a diode.

Does the barrier potential of pn junction depend on temperature?

Why does the width of the depletion layer of a pn junction ?

Why is there an electric field in the depletion region?
