Diodes
Silicon Crystal structure From column IVa of the periodic table and has 4 electrons to share with adjacent atoms
N-Doped Silicon Silicon doped with Phosphorous from column Va It has 5 electrons to share; 4 bond with Si and 1 free to move Forms N type material
P-Doped Silicon Si doped with Al from Column IIIa Only 3 electrons available. The 4 th Si covalent bond doesn’t occur leaving a “hole”
Shockley Equation I s is the saturation current ~ V d is the diode voltage n – emission coefficient (varies from ) k = 1.38 × 10 –23 J/K is Boltzmann’s constant q = 1.60 × 10 –19 C is the electrical charge of an electron. At a temperature of 300 K, we have
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Zener Diodes Diodes that are intended to operate in the breakdown region are called Zener diodes.
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