Voltage drop in Silicon diode

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From: rajminder Singh
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 03:24

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Hi there! I am  taking a course in Solid State Physics but I still 
haven't been able to answer the basic question of why the voltage drop
in a Silicon p-n junction is around 0.7 Volts ? Does this vary significantly
with the doping level ? What about the effect of temperature, current and
the energy band gap (E) of the material used in the junction ?

Thanks in advance for your help !

raju@buengf.bu.edu
raju@bass.bu.edu

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