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CH07
CH07
- A small sinusoidal voltage (va) is superimposed on the applied DC bias (VA) giving rise
to an AC current (i) flowing through the diode
x p 0
xn 0
Junction Capacitance
dQ A x p dx p d 2K S 0 ND
CJ A A qN A V V
q N A N A N D
bi
dV va dV dV
qAN A x p
CJ
2Vbi V
2K S 0 ND xp 2K S 0 ND 1
Using x 2p Vbi V
q N A N A N D Vbi V q N A N A N D x p
qAN A 2 K S 0 ND 1 AK S 0 AK S 0
CJ
2 q N A N A N D x p N A W
x p x p
ND
AK S 0
CJ
W
KONKUK UNIVERSITY
Vbi Extraction
AK S 0
CJ is inverted and squared.
W
By substituting
In case of 2K S 0 N A N D
constant NB W Vbi V
q N AND
we can obtain
slope ⇒ NB 1 2 N A ND
Vbi V
C J qK S 0 A
2 2
N N
A D
1 2
Vbi V
C J qN B K S 0 A
2 2
1 2
Vbi V
C J2 qN B K S 0 A2
is differentiated with respect to V.
Non-uniform
d 1 C J2
2
doping dV qN B K S 0 A2
Low frequency (ω << 1/τp & 1/τn) response of High frequency (ω >> 1/τp & 1/τn) response
minority carrier concentration giving rise to the of minority carrier concentration
diffusion admittance
KONKUK UNIVERSITY
(simulation results)
Forward-bias small-signal
equivalent circuit for the pn
junction diode (RS is assumed
to be negligible.)
C-V data derived from the 1N5472 n+-p abrupt
junction diode at low frequency (ω < 1/τn).