diff --git a/src/14_doping_and_devices.md b/src/14_doping_and_devices.md index 0c7601113eaddae296ca03bee665ad25fa66e180..1037b75d3b5748cd563333ad735ddc7eed961449 100644 --- a/src/14_doping_and_devices.md +++ b/src/14_doping_and_devices.md @@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ For that we consider a doped semiconductor in the extrinsic regime. Consider a pn-junction diode as follows -<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/PN_diode_with_electrical_symbol.svg/640px-PN_diode_with_electrical_symbol.svg.png" width="50%" alt="pn diode"></img> +<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/PN_diode_with_electrical_symbol.svg/800px-PN_diode_with_electrical_symbol.svg.png" width="50%" alt="pn diode"></img> ??? info "source" @@ -258,13 +258,13 @@ Consider a pn-junction diode as follows The current generated by the pn diode as a function of applied bias voltage is given by -$$ I(V) = I_0\left[exp(\frac{eV}{kT})-1\right]$$ +$$ I(V) = J_s(T)\left(e^{\frac{eV}{kT}}-1\right)$$ -where $I_0$ is the current flowing through a diode in reverse biased condition which is nearly independent of applied bias voltage but varies as a function of temperature. +where $J_s(T)$ is the current flowing through a diode when it is reverse biased i.e. the positive terminal of battery is connected to n-type semiconductor and the negative terminal to p-type. $I_0$ is nearly independent of the applied bias voltage (V) but varies as a function of temperature (T). -Display the I-V plot of a conventional pn diode +<Add I-V plot of pn diode from simon's book> -1. Write down two possible scenarios by which pn diode generates current in reverse biased condition. +1. Write down two possible scenarios by which a pn diode generates current in reverse biased condition. 2. How does the temperature affect the diode performance in the two scenarios written in 3.1. 3. Sketch a plot of saturation current as a function of temperature 4. Explain the dominant contribution to current in forward biased situation.