Semiconductor Diode

Author:NCERT
12th Uttar Pradesh Board
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Important Questions on Semiconductor Diode

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In a p-n junction diode, the current I can be expressed as
I=I0expeVkBT-1

Where, I0 is called the reverse saturation current, V is the voltage across the diode and is positive for forward bias and negative for reverse bias, and I is the current through the diode, kB is the Boltzmann constant (8.6×105 eV/K) and T is the absolute temperature. If for a given diode, I0=5×10-12 A and T=300 K, then

  1. What will be the forward current at a forward voltage of 0.6 V
  2. What will be the increase in the current if the voltage across the diode is increased to 0.7 V?
  3. What is the dynamic resistance?
  4. What will be the current if reverse bias voltage changes from 1 V to 2 V?

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In an intrinsic semiconductor the energy gap Eg is 1.2 eV. Its hole mobility is much smaller than electron mobility and independent of temperature. What is the ratio between conductivity at 600 K and that at 300 K? Assume that the temperature dependence of intrinsic carrier concentration ni is given by ni=n0exp-Eg2kBT where n0 is a constant.

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The number of silicon atoms per m3 is 5×1028. This is doped simultaneously with 5×1022atoms per m3 of Arsenic and 5×1020 per m3 atoms of Indium. Calculate the number of electrons and holes. Given that ni=1.5×1016 m3. Is the material n-type or p-type?