I-V-characteristics of pn-junctions should be basic knowledge. However, it is not a particularly easy subject. | ||
The "ideal junction", without consideration of what happens in the space charge region, is not too difficult. Including diffusion and generation currents from the SCR, however, makes things quite messy. A proper treatment besides involving some knowledge of "Shockley-Read-Hall recombination theory" still must cut a lot of corners by using all kinds of approximations. | ||
If you are not too familiar with these topics, you may want to read up about it in the Hyperscript "Semiconductors". Here are the links: | ||
Simple treatment of pn-junction (including SCR part) | ||
More involved treatment of simple pn-junction | ||
Shockley-Read-Hall recombination | ||
More links will be found in these modules. | ||
6.1.1 Observation of Dislocations and Other Defects
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