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Week 2: PN Junction Diode

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Width of Depletion Region<br />

Charge Density Electric Field Potential<br />

E(x) = 1 ε s<br />

∫<br />

ρ(x)dx<br />

φ<br />

−∫<br />

= E(<br />

x dx<br />

j<br />

)<br />

Depletion width is an important device parameter.<br />

It can be shown that:<br />

φ<br />

j<br />

built-in<br />

potential<br />

kT ⎛ N<br />

ln<br />

⎜<br />

⎝<br />

N<br />

A<br />

=<br />

2<br />

q ni<br />

D<br />

⎞<br />

⎟<br />

⎠<br />

w d0 = (x n + x p ) =<br />

2ε s<br />

q<br />

⎛ 1<br />

⎜ + 1<br />

⎝ N A<br />

N D<br />

⎞<br />

⎟ φ j<br />

⎠<br />

ELE2110A © 2008<br />

Lecture 02 - 11

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