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Coulomb's Law: Application in Diodes: 3.electrical Charge
Coulomb's Law: Application in Diodes: 3.electrical Charge
Regidor L. Petiluna
Electrical Engineering Department
Cebu Institute of Technology University
gbostolits@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
The discovery of single electron charging effect has
provided the possibility of current regulation across
a diode. It has been pointed out recently that the
similar effect, namely the macroscopic coulomb
blockade due to the collective charging energy of
many
electrons
across
junction
depletion
capacitance, could be the underlying mechanism for
pump noise suppression in semiconductor lasers and
light emitting diodes. It will be focused on how
coulomb affects the depletion region of a diode.
1.INTRODUCTION
Diodes are two terminal materials. It allows current
to run through only one way, also diodes have biases.
An example of a diode is the LED. It is a special type
of diode, which is a very simple semi conductor
device and as expected about diode, it is two terminal
electronic devices that enables electric current to pass
primarily in one direction, with current dependent on
the voltage between the leads.
There are two main types of semiconductor materials:
intrinsic and extrinsic. In intrinsic, semi conductor
properties occur naturally. On the other hand, in
extrinsic semiconductor materials, semiconductor
properties are the result of external processes. And
today, almost all semiconductors are extrinsic,
because it allows the properties of the material to be
explicitly defined. To make it happen, the material is
doped (adding impurity) by adding Foreign atoms.
3.Electrical Charge
An atom with an unaltered state has the same no. of
electrons as it has protons. At this point the total
electric charge of the atom is said to be balance. If an
atom loses an electron, it will have more protons and
its total charge will become positive in charge. And if
an atom gains an extra electron it will have more
electron than protons and its total charge will become
negative in charge. Positively charge atom is also
called positive ions and tends to attract an electron
whereas negatively charge atom is called negative
ions which will attempt to lose electrons
7. CONCLUSION
The depletion region increases in its approximate
when it is in reverse bias and shortens when in
forward bias. The voltage acts as an aid to the
electrons in passing or overcoming the coulomb
barrier of the space charge in the depletion region.
The current need sufficient voltage so that it can pass
from junction to junction.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I thank myself and my friends in giving me guides in
making this research. Thank you very much for the
help.
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