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PNJUNCTION DIODES
The V-Icharacteristics of a junction diode
from the physics point of view.
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Physical structure
If donor impurities are introduced into one side and
acceptors into the other side of a single crystal of a
semiconductor, apn-junction is formed.
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Acceptor ionJunction
Donor ion
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Diffusion Current
! A density gradient across the junction established.
! Holes from thep-type will diffuse to the right andelectrons from the n-type to the left.! Diffusion current
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Acceptor ionJunction
Donor ion
Hole Electron
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Re-combination
! Holes inp-type combine with the diffused electrons.
! Electrons in the n-type combine with diffused holes.
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Depletion region
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Depletion Region
! At the junction, there are no mobile charges.! This region is called the depletion region, the space-
charge region, or the transition region.
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Depletion region
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Contact Potential
! Holes from the n-type will tend to flow across the junction.
! Electrons from thep-type tends to flow into the n-type.! Drift current
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Contact Potential
! The potential established by this electric field is calledthe contact potential VD.
! Under steady state conditions
! Diffusion current = drift current
! Net current = 0
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Reverse Biased (cont.)
! As there are very few holes (electrons) in the n-type (p-
type), zero current results.
! In practice, a small current does flow because a small
amount of hole-electron pair is generated throughout the
crystal as a result of thermal energy.
! This current is called the reverse saturation current,Is.
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Forward Biased
! The potential barrier established by the electric field willbe lowered by the applied voltage.
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Forward Biased (cont.)
! The equilibrium initially established at the junction will be
disturbed.
! Current starts to flow
! If the applied voltage is increased to the contact potential VD,the current will become arbitrary large.
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Forward Biased (cont.)
The V-I characteristics of apn-junction with forward-biased is approximated as a straight line.
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The V-ICharacteristics
When a reversed-bias voltage is increased to a large value, alarge reverse current will flow.
! Breakdown
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Breakdown
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The V-ICharacteristics of an Ideal
Junction Diode
For most applications in the course, we can use this diode
model to maximize simplicity.
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Modeling of a Junction Diode
In practice, a real diode can be modeled by an ideal diode in
series with a small battery.
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Schematic Symbol
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Di
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Summary
! The diode is a non-linear 2-terminal device.
! It allows current to flow in one direction (i.e. theforward direction).
! In the forward direction, it acts almost like a shortcircuit.
! It does not allow any current to flow in the oppositedirection (i.e. reverse direction).! In practice, only the reverse saturation current flows in this
direction.
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Diode Applications
1. Rectification
Rectification is the process of turning an
alternating signal (ac) into one that is restricted to
only one direction (dc).
Rectification is classified as
! (i) half-wave
! (ii) full-wave
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(i) Half-wave Rectifier
! With one diode, there are two possible states to
consider.
! ON
! OFF.
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r Dv Di
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Half-wave Rectifier (cont.)
The diode characteristics indicates that only positive
current can flow in this circuit. This requires vi> 0.
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VLRLvi
r Di
Li
iD
Rr
vi
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=
(i) The diode is ON.
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Half-wave Rectifier (cont.)
The happens when the voltage across the diode is
negative. This requires vi< 0.
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VLRLvi
r Di
0=Di
(ii) The diode is OFF.
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Half-wave Rectifier (cont.)
! The average output voltage VL(avg) is
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2
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(ii) Full-wave Rectifier
A full-wave rectifier transfers input energy to the outputduring both halves of the cycle.
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Full-wave Rectifier (cont.)
! It provides increased average current per cycle over
that obtained by using the half-wave rectifier.
! Since there are 4 diodes, there are 16 possible states
to consider. However, only 2 are self-consistent.
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Full-wave Rectifier (cont.)
When the input voltage is positive, diodes #1 and #4 are ONand diodes #2 and #3 are OFF.
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Full-wave Rectifier (cont.)
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(iii) Filtering
The waveform resulted from the half-wave or full-waverectifier can be converted to a nearly constant level byusing a capacitor as a simple filter.
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(iv) Full-wave peak rectifier
! As in the half-wave case, the output voltage will be
almost equal to the peak value of the input signal.
! The ripple frequency, however, will be twice that of
the input.
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(v) The Peak detector as an AM demodulator
Transduction Amplification TransmissionMusic
Speech
Remote
listeners
Consider a simple radio broadcast system.
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The Peak detector as an AM demodulator
(cont.)
Two problems arise:
(i) The transmitting antenna required to convert
the signals to electromagnetic radiation wouldhave to be very long.
(ii) If all radio stations were to transmit the same
frequency band (audio), the listener would find
it difficult to distinguish those signals.
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The Peak detector as an AM demodulator
(cont.)
A solution:
!To shift the frequency band to be transmitted from
the audio range to a location at a much higher
frequency.
! This reduce the required antenna length.
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The Peak detector as an AM demodulator
(cont.)
The information contained in the AM signal can
then be extracted or detected using a diode peakrectifier.
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Diode Applications (cont.)
2. Clipping Circuits
! To select part a signal that lies above or
below a reference level.
! Two general categories:
! Series
!
parallel
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(i) Simple series clippers
Example 3. Determine the output waveform for
the following clipping circuit.
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Simple series clippers (cont.)
vi V= ( diodes change state )
1. The diode changes state
(vd=0 and id=0) when vi= V .
2. When vi> V, the diode is ON.
By KVL, we have
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and vo=0.
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Example 4. Determine the output waveform for the
following clipping circuit.
(ii) Simple parallel clippers
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Simple parallel clippers (cont.)
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vo
V 4==
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1. The diode changes state (vd=0 and id=0)
when vi= 4 V . vo= 4 V.
2. When vi> V, the diode is OFF. vo= vi.
3. When vi< V, the diode is ON. vo=4 V
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Diode Applications (cont.)
3. Clamping Circuits
! Clamping circuits clamp a signal to a different
dc level.
! Consist of:
! a capacitor
! a diode
! a resistor
! DC supply (for an additional DC shift)
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Clamping Circuits (cont.)
In solving this type of circuits, we need to
(i) determine the applied voltage that will forward-bias the diode.
(ii) determine the voltage level during the diodeON state by assuming that the capacitor willcharge up instantaneously.
(iii) determine the voltage level during the diodeOFF state by assuming that the capacitor
will hold on its established voltage level.
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Clamping Circuits (cont.)
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1. The diode will be forward-
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1. The diode is OFF when vi= -V. vo=
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OTHER DIODE TYPES (cont.)
! A Shockley diode is formed by bonding a metal,
such as platinum, to a n-type silicon.
! This type of diodes has no depletion layer and can
switch faster than ordinary diodes.
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Shockley diodes (cont.)
! The most important application of Shockley
diodes is in digital computers.
! Since a Shockley diode has a cut-in voltage of 0.25V, they are frequently used in low-voltage
rectifiers.
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OTHER DIODE TYPES (cont.)
2. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
! Special materials (e.g. gallium, arsenic and
phosphorous) are used to convert a portion ofthis energy into light.
! Emit light when forward-biased.
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OTHER DIODE TYPES (cont.)
3. Zener diodes
! Optimize to operate in the breakdown region.
! Use mainly in voltage regulators! circuits that hold load voltage almost constant
despite large changes in input voltage and/or
load resistance.
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Zener diodes (cont.)
The V-I characteristics
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IZ min
V_ Z
Breakdown
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Zener diodes (cont.)Schematic symbol
Zener resistance
REIdeal
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Zener regulators
! vS> Vz! Voremains constant even when the input voltage
varies over a relatively wide range.
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Summary
! Half-wave and full-wave rectifiers convert an acsignalto an dcsignal.
! A filtering capacitor can be added to rectifier circuits toreduce ripples.
! The filtered rectifier circuits can be used in AM
demodulation process.
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Summary (cont.)
! Diodes can be used in wave-shaping circuits that either
clip portions of a signal or shift the dc voltage level. These
circuits are called clipping and clamping circuits
respectively.
! Shockley diodes, because of their fast switching nature
and low cut-in voltage, are used extensively in digital
computers and low-voltage rectifications.
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Summary (cont.)
! The LED converts an electrical current into light and isused extensively in applications such as the seven-segment display.
! Zener diodes operate in the reverse breakdown regionand behave like a voltage source in that region. Thesedevices are used mainly in regulator circuits.