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PN junction:
Fig: PN junction open circuit
Fig: PN junction characteristics
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Open circuit PN-junction:
Fig: open circuit PN junction
1) Diffusion current component:
As we have holes as majority in P side and electrons in N side there is concentration
gradient on both
sides which leads to movement of mobile carriers from both sides towards the other leaving immobile
charges at the edges of the P and N side respectively.
This movement of charges causes the current known diffusion current as the
charges are being
diffused.
2) Depletion region/junction/barrier potential:
As we see due to diffusion the mobile charges leave the immobile charges which means charges are
being depleted off from their respective position forming a depletion region which is also known as
space charge region.
3) Drift current:
The minority carriers of P and N side are swept towards the edge of depletion
region with the help of
electric fields from N type and P type.
The holes from N type are swept towards the P type and electrons from P type are swept towards the
N type. This drifting of charges causes drift current which occurs due to the electric field.
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