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Text Book: Chapter 03 (SEDRA/SMITH 6th Ed)
Semiconductors
3.4 The pn Junction with Open-Circuit
Terminals
3.5 The pn Junction with an Applied Voltage
N AND
Vo VT ln 2
ni
PN Junction with open Circuit
Terminals
N AND
Vo VT ln 2
i
n
For silicon at room temperature, Vo
is in the range of 0.6 to 0.9 volts
xn and x p in terms of W
NA
xn W
N A ND
ND
xp W
N A ND
PN Junction with an Applied
Voltage
PN Junction with an Applied Voltage
2 s 1 1 2 s 1 1 2 s 1 1
W Vo W V0 VR W V0 VF
q N A N D q N A N D q N A N D
N AND N AND
QJ A 2 Sq V0 QJ A 2 Sq V0 VR N AND
N A ND N A ND QJ A 2 Sq V0 VF
A
N N D
I I S eV / VT 1
The reverse current
saturates at –IS, therefore is
given the name saturation
Dp D
Where I S Aqni current
2 n
L N
p D Ln N A “IS” is directly proportional
to junction’s cross-sectional
area, thus is also known as
junction scale current
PN Junction Current-Voltage Relationship
I I S (eV VT 1)
This is the diode equation
here C jo is for VR 0
where si 11.7 8.85 1014 F/cm
Voltage-Controlled Oscillator
1 1
f res
2 LC