Basic Semiconductor and pn-Junction Theory : Basic electronics

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CHAPTER 1 : Basic Semiconductor and pn-Junction Theory

1-1 : Atomic Theory

a. The Atom

b. Electron orbits and Energy Levels

c. Energy bands

1-2 : Conduction in Solids

a. Electron Motion and Hole transfer

b. Conventional Current and Electron Flow

1-3: Conductors,Semiconductors and insulators

a. Bonding forces between Atoms

b. Energy Bands in Different Materials

1-4 : n-Type and p-Type semiconductors

a. Doping

b. n-Type Material

c. p-type Material

d. Majority and Minority charge carriers

e. Effects of Heat and Light

f. Charge Carrier density

1-5 : Semiconductor Conductivity

a. Drift current

b. Diffusion Current

c. Charge carrier Velocity

d. Conductivity

1-6 : The pn- Junction

a. Junction of p-Type and n-Type

b. Barrier Voltage

c. Depletion Region

d. Summary

1-7: Biased Juctions

a. Reverse-Biased Junction

b. Forward-Biased Junction

c. Junction Temperature Effects

1-8 : Junction Currents and Voltages

a. Shockley Equation

b. Junction Current

c. Junction Voltage