Abstract
The topics studied in the previous chapter for homogeneous semiconductors can now be used to understand the behavior of devices made of regions with different do**s. In this chapter we consider the p–n junction formed by a semiconductor containing both p- and n-regions. The p–n junction is a device itself, used in rectification, switching, and other operations in electronic circuits. It is also a building block for various other semiconductor-based devices, such as the transistor, that will be considered in the next chapter. Here we s
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Rezende, S.M. (2022). Semiconductor Devices: Diodes. In: Introduction to Electronic Materials and Devices. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81772-5_6
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