Last week we covered diodes, specifically thermionic and PN junction diodes. But oh, there are more; and they’re special! One of the the most commonly used ‘specialty’ diode would have to be the metal ...

Abstract: We have developed a temperature-sensor of pn junction diode and a microheater combined with this temperature-sensor. This pn junction diode temperature sensor can cover very wide temperature ...

In this tutorial, we propose a virtual/computational experiment, relateated to a PN junction, in the Mathematica computing environment. Now we can reconstruct the voltage-current characteristic of the ...

Abstract: Temperature dependence of the energy conversion efficiency of diamond pn junction betavoltaic cells was evaluated. We fabricated pseudo vertical diamond pn junction diode and characterized ...

Using a PN-junction diode for temperature measurement usually depends on its 2‑mV/K temperature coefficient. Conventionally, you must amplify and digitize this voltage with an ADC before you can use ...

Radiation detection requires the use of materials rated for survivability in harsh environments. One such material, diamond, has been used for many years as a ...