Calculate the amplitude of current for a p-n junction at 2V
forward biased potential.
Assume saturation current I 0 = 5x10 -10 A
Calculate the amplitude of current for a p-n junction at 2V forward biased potential. Assume saturation...
Biased Sip-n junction A Si p-n junction with area of 0.001 cm* is formed with an acceptor concentration of Na 1x1015 cm3 on the p-side and a donor concentration of Na- 1x10" cmon the n-side. Calculate at 300 K (a) the diffusion voltage VD (b) the space charge width at equilibrium and with zero bias (c) the current with forward bias of 0.5 eV. Assume that the current is diffusion dominated. The electron and hole mobilities are ln-1500 cm2/(Vs) and...
a) Holes are injected across a forward biased p-n junction into n region that is much longer than Lp, the hole diffusion length. Show by using the following equation, x-Xn Ph)Pho(e-1e that Lp, is the average length that a hole diffuses before it recombines in the n-region. (5)
Explain the origin of leakage current in a reverse-biased p-n junction.
Biased Si p-n junction (a) An abrupt Si p-n junction (Schottky model) of square cross section with area of 1x10-4 cm* has the following properties at 300 K: side Na - 1x1017 cm3 n side Na=1x1015 -3 cim =10us 200 cm 2/Vs) In 700 cm2/(Vs) In = 1300 cm 2/(Vs - 450 cm/(Vs) The junction is forward biased by 0.5 V. What is the forward current? (b) What is the current at a reverse bias of-0.5 V? Biased Si p-n...
Tutorial 2 The data sheet of a certain P-N junction diode specifies a leakage current of 0.25mA at room temperature of 25[]C and 0.05 mA at 100[c. The diode has forward biased constant current of 30A at room temperature. If forward biased current is assumed to remain constant at all temperatures. Calculate the junction internal barrier voltage at room temperature and at 1000C. take 1=1 The data sheet for a silicon diode specifies a forward voltage drop of 2.35V for...
A uniformly doped silicon pnp transistor with base width of 2um is biased in forward active mode (with BC junction reverse biased). The doping concentrations are NE-1018cm NB-5x1016cm3, and Nc-1015cm3. Assume DB-25 cm2/s, TB-10-s and LB 16um (a) Calculate the values of no, рво, and nco. (b) For VEB 0.65V, determine the respective minority carrier concentration at the edge of the depletion layer, pa(0) and ne(0) (c) Sketch the minority carrier concentration through the device and label each curve (d)...
Problem 3 (25 points) Consider a silicon pn junction at T - 300 K, NA- 1016 cm3, ND-5x1016 cm-3. The minority carrier lifetimes are τα , τ,-1 us. The junction is forward biased with Va-0.5V The minority carrier diffusion coefficients are D 25 cm/s, Da- 10 cm2/s n,1.5x1010 cm3 kT 0.0267 Depletion region p-type n-type a) (5 points) Calculate the excess electron concentration as a function of x in the p-side (see the figure above) b) (10 points) Calculate the...
An abrupt junction GaAs diode is doped with acceptors on the P-side at a concentration of 1016 cm−3 , donors on the N-side at a concentration of 1017 cm−3 and operated at 300 K. The hole recombination time on the N-side 0.2 µs and the electron recombination time on the P-side is 2 µs. The cross sectional area is 10-2 cm2 a) Calculate the reverse saturation current. b) Calculate the contact potential. e) Calculate the bias voltage needed to obtain...
2. (15 pts) An npn bipolar junction transistor is biased in the forward-active region. The common-base current gain, α 0.95. The input emitter current is IE-4.6 mA. a) Calculate the collector current Ic b) Calculate the common-emitter current gain, B c) Calculate the base current IB IB
Problem 4: An abrupt silicon p-n junction diode has the following characteristics. side n-side N-4x 1016cm N1016cm3 n 1000 cm2/V sec 350 cm2/V sec Area A 102cm2 Calculate the following quantities: (a) Reverse saturation hole current component (b) Reverse saturation electron current component. (c) Minority carrier concentrations at the edge of the depletion layer, p(0) and pr(0), for a forward voltage of 0.6 V (d) Electron and hole current for the bias condition of (c). (e) Make a rough sketch...