3.3: Conductors, Semiconductors and Diodes
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- 3.3.1: Simple Conduction
- Introduction of simple conduction, including the basic ideas and models of conductor. Includes the Drude theory of conduction, Ohm's law, resistivity, and conductivity.
- 3.3.2: Introduction to Semiconductors
- Introduction to semiconductors, mainly looking at the behavior of electrons in a solid from a quantum mechanical point of view.
- 3.3.3: Doped Semiconductors
- Expanding from the silicon's crystal structure to discuss how to make doped semiconductors and the mechanics.
- 3.3.4: P-N Junction, Part I
- Introduction of P-N junction, the first real and actual electric device.
- 3.3.5: P-N Junction, Part II
- Advanced discussion about P-N junction, with special focus on the effect of the depletion region on energy band diagrams.
- 3.3.6: Forward Biased
- Phenomena involving energy gaps and current when the diode is forward biased.
- 3.3.7: The Diode Equation
- Introduction of the Diode Equation, including both the basic and more general form.
- 3.3.8: Reverse Biased/Breakdown
- Discussing the phenomenon when the diode is reverse biased and breakdown occurs.
- 3.3.9: Light Emitting Diode
- How light-emitting diodes work. Discussion of direct and indirect band-gap semiconductors, and recombination centers.
- 3.3.10: LASER
- The difference in structure between an LED and a solid state laser.
- 3.3.11: Solar Cells
- The structure of solar cells.
Thumbnail: Pictorial representation of Gauss's Law.