Draw a labelled diagram of full wave rectifier using p-n junction diodes.
Important Questions on Solids
A doped semiconductor has impurity levels above the valence band. Is it an n-type semiconductor or p-type?
The band gap between the valence and the conduction bands in Germanium is . If an electron in the conduction band combines with a hole in the valence band and the excess energy is released in the form of electromagnetic radiation. Find the maximum wavelength that can be emitted in the process.
In a p-n junction, the depletion region is wide and an electric field of exists in it. Find the height of the potential barrier.
In a p-n junction, the depletion region is wide and an electric field of exists in it. What should be the minimum kinetic energy of a conduction electron which can diffuse from n-side to p-side ?
The potential barrier of exists across an unbiased p-n junction. What minimum kinetic energy a hole should have to diffuse from p-side to n-side if the junction is unbiased.