Semiconductor Devices: Physics and Technology, 3rd Edition

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p–n Junction

3.1 THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM CONDITION

3.2 DEPLETION REGION

3.3 DEPLETION CAPACITANCE

3.4 CURRENT-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS

3.5 CHARGE STORAGE AND TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR

3.6 JUNCTION BREAKDOWN

3.7 HETEROJUNCTION

SUMMARY

In the preceding chapters we considered the carrier concentrations and transport phenomena in homogeneous semiconductor materials. In this chapter we discuss the behavior of single-crystal semiconductor material containing both p- and n-type regions that form a p–n junction.

A p–n junction serves an important role both in modern electronic applications and in understanding ...