College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
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B. They have very small dark current.
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A. Define the drift current in a semiconductor and give the mathematical
expressions about both the current density of the electron drift current and the current
density of the hole drift current. Define the diffusion current in a semiconductor and give
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and the current density of the electron diffusion current.
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i) Draw the cross-section of this p-n junction and show the depletion region
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Chapter 29 Solutions
College Physics (10th Edition)
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