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Basic Electronics

TUTORIAL 2
Topic covered: The pn Junction
1. Consider a silicon pn junction. The n-region is doped to a value of Nd
=1016 cm−3. The built-in potential barrier is to be Vbi = 0.712 V.
Determine the required p-type doping concentration.
[Ans: 1.76×1016 cm−3]

2. Consider a uniformly doped GaAs pn junction with doping


concentrations of Na = 5×1018cm−3 and Nd = 5×1016cm−3. Plot the
built-in potential barrier Vbi versus temperature for 200K ≤ T ≤ 500K.
Ans:
T Vbi
200 1.405
300 1.370
400 1.327
500 1.277

3. The zero-bias capacitance of a silicon pn junction diode is Cjo = 0.02pF


and the built-in potential is Vbi = 0.80V. The diode is reverse biased
through a 47-k resistor and a voltage source. (a) For t < 0, the applied
voltage is 5 V and, at t = 0, the applied voltage drops to zero volts.
Estimate the time it takes for the diode voltage to change from 5 V to
1.5 V. (As an approximation, use the average diode capacitance
between the two voltage levels.) (b) Repeat part (a) for an input voltage
change from 0 V to 5 V and a diode voltage change from 0 V to 3.5 V.
(Use the average diode capacitance between these two voltage levels.)
[Ans: (a) 5.44×10-10 s (b) 8.09×10-10 s]
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4. (a) At what reverse-bias voltage does the reverse-bias current in a
silicon pn junction diode reach 90 percent of its saturation value? (b)
What is the ratio of the current for a forward-bias voltage of 0.2 V to
the current for a reverse bias voltage of 0.2 V?
[Ans: (a) -0.0599 V (b) 2190]

5. The reverse-bias saturation current for a set of diodes varies between 5


×10−14 ≤ IS ≤ 5×10−12A. The diodes are all to be biased at ID = 2mA.
What is the range of forward-bias voltages that must be applied?
[Ans: 0.5150 ≤ VD ≤ 0.6347 V]

6. (a) A germanium pn junction has a diode current of I D = 1.5mA when


biased at VD = 0.30V. What is the reverse-bias saturation current? (b)
Using the results of part (a), determine the diode current when the diode
is biased at (i) VD = 0.35 V and (ii) VD = 0.25 V.
[Ans: (a) 1.46×10−8 A (b) (i) 10.3 mA (ii) 0.219 mA]

7. A silicon pn junction diode has an applied forward-bias voltage of 0.6


V. Determine the ratio of current at 100◦C to that at −55◦C.
[Ans: 2.83×103]

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