Diodes and Transistors: Electrical Characteristics and Applications

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Covers diode equations in semiconductor devices, including dark IV curve and photocurrent.

Explores the operation of diodes, including Zener diodes and LEDs, and their applications in rectifiers and voltage stabilization circuits.

Covers the principles of photovoltaics, including the absorption process, bandgap importance, and electron-hole pair separation.

Covers the dominance of hole current in P+/N- junctions and its implications for diode behavior.

Covers the measurement of built-in voltage in semiconductor junctions using Kelvin probes and their applications in various semiconductor structures.

Covers semiconductor junctions, focusing on electric fields, current flow, and diode characteristics.

Covers the Schottky diode's structure, electrical characteristics, and modeling under various biasing conditions.

Covers the principles of single solar cells, including band diagrams, efficiency, and the impact of illumination on performance.

Covers the origins and calculations of thermal and shot noise in diodes and transistors, emphasizing their implications in electronic components.

Covers the breakdown voltage in NPN transistors, focusing on the avalanche effect in common base and common emitter configurations.