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07 Injection in P-N Junction and I-Vs PDF
07 Injection in P-N Junction and I-Vs PDF
q (Vbi- VR) q VR
=qV
qV bi o qV
q VF
qVoq(V
- qV-V )
bi F
q (Vbi- VR) q VR
=qV
qV bi o qV
q VF
qVoq(V
- qV-V )
bi F
qVbi
V =0; The electron concentration on the p-side: n p = nn e kT
In the equilibrium
pn0 qVbi / kT
=e (1)
p p0
Under forward bias VF, the barrier decreases by qVF:
pn
= e q(Vbi V ) / kT (2)
p p0
Dividing (2) by (1):
pn
= e qV / kT
pn 0
(3) pn = pn0 eqV / kT
The concentration of injected holes exponentially increases with the forward voltage
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Summary of carrier injection under forward bias
=qVo qV
n p = n p 0 eqV / kT
qVo - qV
-xp0 xn0
pn = pn0 eqV / kT
n p = n p n p0 = n p0 (eqV / kT 1)
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Carrier injection and
forward current mechanism in p-n junction
=qV
qV bi o
qV
q VF
qVo - qV
=qVo qV
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Injected carrier spatial distribution (2)
The injected carriers diffuse into n- and p-portions of the junctions and
RECOMBINE along with DIFFUSION;
Space- Space-
Charge Charge
region region
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Injected carrier spatial distribution (3)
The steady-state distribution of the injected holes can be obtained from the
following balance equation:
p
={Income} {Outcome} = 0 , or
t
pn pn0 2 pn
+ Dp =0
p x 2
x / Lp
pn ( x ) = pn (0) e
where
Lp = p D p
x / Lp
pn ( x ) = pn (0) e
As a function of distance from the depletion region edges, the injected carrier
concentration can be found as
x p / Ln
n p ( x p ) n p0 eqV / kT e (for np >> np0)
xn / L p
pn ( xn ) pn0 eqV / kT e (for pn>> pn0)
( )
Qn = qAn p 0 eqV / kT 1 Ln ( )
Q p = qApn0 eqV / kT 1 L p
( ) (
I = qAn p 0 eqV / kT 1 Ln / n + qApn0 eqV / kT 1 L p / p )
Electron current Hole current
( )
qV / kT Ln Lp
I = qA e 1 n p 0 + pn0
n p
( )
qV / kT Dn Dp
I = qA e 1 n p0 + pn0
Ln Lp
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Total p-n junction current
( )
qV / kT Dn Dp
I = qA e 1 n p0 + pn0
Ln Lp
qV Dp pn0 Dnn p0
I = IS exp 1 where IS = q A +
Lp Ln
kT
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P-n junction current voltage characteristic (I-V)
qV
I = I S exp 1
kT
Forward current
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p-n junction under reverse bias
q (Vbi- VR) q VR
=qV
qV bi o qV F
qVo - qV
V<0, the reverse bias. The external voltage increases the built-in barrier.
As compared to the equilibrium, even less electrons and holes can overcome the barrier
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The concentrations of holes in the n-region and electrons
in the p-region:
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Reverse current of the p-n junction
qV
I = IS exp 1
kT
note that
qV
exp 0 when V<0 and |V| >> kT/q
kT
Dp pn0 Dnn p0
From this: I IS IS = q A
Lp
+
Ln
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Reverse current of the p-n junction
qV
I = I S exp
1 I IS at negative V
kT
Reverse current
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The origin of the p-n junction reverse current
qV
I = I S exp 1
kT
IS
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Electron hole flow balance in p-n junction
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