The discovery of the rectifier effect presented by a PN junction by Russell Ohlin, 1940, was the founding act of William Shockley's 1949 invention of the bipolar transistor, a component consisting of ...

This course presents in-depth discussion and analysis of pn junction and metal-semiconductor contacts including equilibrium behavior, current and capacitance responses under bias, breakdown, ...

Abstract: Due to high level of the leakage reverse current, commercial power silicon diodes available at this time have no specification in the data sheets for operation above 200 degC junction ...

This repository contains an in-depth characterization of the PN junction diode 1N4148, focusing on analyzing its current-voltage (I-V) characteristics at room and elevated temperatures. Conducted for ...

A PN Junction Diode is a semiconductor device formed by joining p-type and n-type materials, allowing current to flow in one direction while blocking it in the opposite direction. This property makes ...

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 ...

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 ...

What is a P-N Junction? A p-n junction is a fundamental building block of modern electronics, formed by joining together two types of semiconductor materials: p-type (positive) and n-type (negative).