LTFY.01.007 – Physics and Engineering Intrinsic and doped semiconductors. P-N junction. Diodes, LED's, transistors and MOSFET transistor. CCD and CMOS technologies. LTFY.01.007 – Physics and Engineering
Intrinsic and doped semiconductors Si – a semiconductor material At 0K (absolute zero) no free carriers are present !
Current in semiconductor device Supply of new electrons from negatiive terminal !
Intrinsic and doped semiconductors N- and P- doped silicon (Si)
A semiconductor crystal – n-doped Dopant ion + + + + + - + + + - - - - + + + + + + + + - - - - - + + + + + - + + + - - + + + + + + + + - - - + + + + + + + + - - - - + + + + + + + + - - - - + + + + + + + + - - - - - How does a p-doped semiconductor look like ? + + + + + + + + Added free charge carrier
Putting n-doped and p-doped semiconductor together to form a PN junction Electric field - - + + + - + + - - + - + + - + - - + + + - - - + + + - - - + + - + - - - - + + + + + + - - + + - - + - - + + - + + + - - - + + Diffusion force
PN- junction animation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar7xDMR4P_U
P-N junction
Reverse biasing PN junction + - - - + + + + - + - + + - + - - - - + + - +
Forward biasing PN junction - - - + + - - + + - + + + + - - - - - + - + - - - + + - - - + - - + + - - + + - - + + - + Recombination of holes and electrons possible if diode is „long“
LED – Light Emitting Diode - - - + + - - + + - + + + + + - - - - - - + - + - - - + + - - + - - + - - + + - - + - - + + + - - +
Photodiode=solar-cell + - - + + - + + + + - - - - + - + - - - + + - - - + - - + + + + - - + - +
What is a transistor? An electronic switch for controlling the flow of electric current. Main types: Bipolar (old), field effect (modern MOSFETs) =
C B E Bipolar transistor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + + + + + + + + +
C + + >0.7V B - E Bipolar transistor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MOSFET Closed Open
Transistors as electronic switches = digital logic Transistors as electronic switches = digital logic. AND gate – just an example INPUT OUTPUT A B A AND B 1
RGB image sensor
CCD – Charge coupled device
CMOS sensor CMOS active pixel