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B e
n e TU eVV C
e T
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MATLAB calculation
Basic model
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dNhole diffusion
electron diffusion
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cEcE
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FnEFpE bi Fe V V
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cE
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FiE
FE
nx
W
bi biE eVSchottky barriermetal surface
FE -
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vE
FiEFE
nx
FE
bias RV V
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vE
FiEFE
nx
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vE
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nx
FE
biasV 0bias FV V
Characteristics of a Schottky diode and a PN junction diode
VDVT
D sI I e 1
reverse
saturation current
thermal potential
BT
TV
e
Basic assumptions
p n
aN
dNhole diffusion
electron diffusion
Maxwell Boltzmann distributions
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acceptor density in p regionp0 ap N
donor density in n regionn0 dn N
sharp boundaries
Basic assumptions
px nx0
hole concentration in n region2i
n0d
np N
electron concentration in p region2i
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Basic assumptions
px nx0
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Basic assumptions
excess minority carrier hole densityn n n0p p - p
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excess minority electron density
p p p0n n n
px nx0
total minority carrier hole densitynp total minority electron densitypn
excess minority carrier hole densityn n n0p p - p
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excess minority electron density
p p p0n n n
acceptor density in p regionp0 ap N donor density in n regionn0 dn N
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n
2n n nn
p p2p0
x x
p p ppD E g'
x tx
2p p p0L D
2n n
2 2p
d p p0
dx L
Drift due to the electric field
Diffusion of the perturbation
Generation of additional perturbationCollision lifetimeSteady-stateNeglect drift and generation
Evolution of the density perturbations
2
n nn2 2
p
d p p0 x x
dx L
eVappliedT nB
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x xp p e 1 exp
L
2p p p0L D
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eVappliedT pB
p p0n
x xn n e 1 exp
L
2
p pp2 2
n
d n n0 x x
dx L
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n n n0L D
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x xn n e 1 exp
L
np n p
x xn
dpJ x eD
dx
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n n0p
x xp p e 1 exp
L
pn p n
x xp
dnJ x eD
dx
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x xn
dpJ x eD
dx
pn p n
x xp
dnJ x eD
dx
The Cowasaki gets excellent gas mileage.
Simple three-dimensional unit cell
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