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With the circuit diagram, distinguish between LED and photodiode. What is dark current?

Important Questions on Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits

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Draw a neat diagram showing forward biasing of a p-n junction.
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With the help of a circuit diagram, show how a Zener diode can be used as a voltage regulator.
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Discuss the working of a photodiode. Why a photodiode is operated in reverse bias mode?
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A semiconductor has equal electron and hole concentration 6×108 m-3. On doping with a certain impurity electron concentration increases to 9×1012 m-3. Calculate the new hole concentration.  Also identify the new semiconductor.
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What is the principle of a rectifier? Draw a neat diagram of full-wave rectifier circuit.
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What is V-I characteristic of a p-n junction diode? Draw the V-I characteristic of a diode in-

(a) forward bias;

(b) reverse bias;

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Name the device which is used as voltage regulator. Draw the necessary circuit diagram and explain its working.