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What is the p region of a diode called?
What is the p region of a diode called?
Which impurities are present in the p-type material of a diode?
Which impurities are present in the p-type material of a diode?
Where do the free electrons from the n region diffuse in a diode?
Where do the free electrons from the n region diffuse in a diode?
What is the junction between the p and n regions of a diode called?
What is the junction between the p and n regions of a diode called?
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What are the energy levels of the valence and conduction bands in an n-type material compared to a p-type material?
What are the energy levels of the valence and conduction bands in an n-type material compared to a p-type material?
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What does the depletion region in a diode separate?
What does the depletion region in a diode separate?
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What happens to the energy level of the n-region conduction band during the formation of the depletion region?
What happens to the energy level of the n-region conduction band during the formation of the depletion region?
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What is the condition for forward bias to allow current through the pn junction?
What is the condition for forward bias to allow current through the pn junction?
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What effect does forward bias have on the depletion region?
What effect does forward bias have on the depletion region?
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What happens to the valence band energy level when the energy level of the n-region conduction band shifts downward?
What happens to the valence band energy level when the energy level of the n-region conduction band shifts downward?
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What do valence electrons in the p region do when subjected to forward bias?
What do valence electrons in the p region do when subjected to forward bias?
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What are the majority carriers in the p region during forward bias?
What are the majority carriers in the p region during forward bias?
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What is the second requirement for allowing current through the pn junction under forward bias?
What is the second requirement for allowing current through the pn junction under forward bias?
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What happens to the number of positive and negative ions during forward bias?
What happens to the number of positive and negative ions during forward bias?
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What does forward bias allow through the pn junction?
What does forward bias allow through the pn junction?
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What acts as an 'energy hill' that an n-region electron must climb in order to get to the p-region during equilibrium at the pn junction?
What acts as an 'energy hill' that an n-region electron must climb in order to get to the p-region during equilibrium at the pn junction?
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