• DocumentCode
    2726104
  • Title

    Current-Voltage Characteristic of a p-n junction: Problems and solutions

  • Author

    Velázquez-Pérez, J.E. ; Gurevich, Yu.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. Fis. Aplic., Univ. de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-19 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    91
  • Lastpage
    94
  • Abstract
    In both limiting cases of the strong and absence of bulk recombination the Shockley model of Current-Voltage Characteristic (CVC) of the p-n junction leads to unphysical results. The model needs to be properly modified and corrected. Some of the modifications are addressed in this communication. It is shown, in particular, that the Peltier effect strongly affects the CVC of p-n diodes weakly biased.
  • Keywords
    Peltier effect; p-n junctions; Peltier effect; Shockley model; bulk recombination; current-voltage characteristic; p-n Junction; p-n diodes; Charge carrier processes; Current density; Current-voltage characteristics; P-n junctions; Radiative recombination; Semiconductor diodes; Spontaneous emission; Temperature; Thermoelectricity; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microelectronics Proceedings (MIEL), 2010 27th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Nis
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7200-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MIEL.2010.5490525
  • Filename
    5490525