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P-N junction diode

characterísis
Ajo:
To obSeYVe and draw the forard and
veverSe bias v-I characterisics of p-n
uncion diodes and Calculate stabc and
dynamíc
dunamiC Yesistances.

|AppaYatus:
)p-N juncion diode io 400/3y 129/OA1g
2) Requlated power Supply
3) Resistor IKnl22o4uno
4) Ammetey (o200mA , Ô-oomA)
5) voltroetey (o-20V)
6) BreadboaYd
) coDnccing wiies

Theory p-n ín
juncion liodc conducts onls in one
A
ldiyection: V-I chaYactevisics Of the dio de are
uYve between Noltage acYOSS the llode and
CurYent thrOugh be dio de when eteynal Volteqe
is ZerO ciYcu it iS open and the poteotial
bamieY doesn'tallow he CiYCUit cuYYent +O tlOw
CUYYeDt iS 3ero. when p-type
therefore he civcuit cuYYent
andn-type
Canode) is Connected to tvc eminal
CCathode) iS Connected to Ve termingl ot
The
iS KnOun as forward bias.
Supply sotaqe
Potentíal baYieY is
iS Teducçd voltage
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Thc ptential barrieY altogcther clioina led

ad
an cYYent gharts thediode
lowingthYCUghth dide
and also in thc ciYCuit:

The dicde is Said 4o be ío CN ctate: The

euxYent IncYCaScS ith inCIeasinq -forwerel
Voltaqe

when N-type lcatbode) ís connected to +ve

teyminal and p-type tano de) íS Connectecd
-Ve teYmina of the Supply voltqe is Kocun
as ^eveYSe biasand the potntial bAYYieL
acYosS the Junction increasES Thercfore the
juncion yesistance becgmeS high ancd a
becames yery high
Current flouUS in be ciYCuit: The
Very Small
diode iS Baid to be ín OEE StateThE YeVerSG
bías CLIYent is due to minoity
minority Charac CaYYIers.
ca
PrOcedure:

|D MakC he Connechons as peY CiYCU0 t diaqYam

|2) Keep the voltaqe contyolS of the R.ps iD
minimum Position (antielocK-wiSe)
|3) Suitch on PoweY SuPP9
note doun he
40 For the input Supply voltaqe
Values Of foYward bías Voltage VË and fowaYd
CuIYent ir

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cll FOrwId Valtage Ve is a gtep of
input SuPPly Voltage and ov for the
ciYCUÎt is
measLU)ed:corYCspondling- fowacd
6) SiepS aYe Yepcattd upto Ve =ogV
1) Readioqs a e tabulated and V-I charac teriSHcs
isdYaun by taking Voltaqe On x-anis and
Currcnt on y-aais

For Reversc Bias Condition:

DMaking cnnecions as peY ciYCuit diaqiam

2) Kecp all Noltascs conos o Rps in minimu
Position'
D)FoY input voltaqe note down the vatueS Of Ví
andl Iy
4)wbeD thè Yeverse Voltage V is incYeasing by a
8tep o Supply valtagr and
input measured
coYYesponding I, i5
5) QBep 4 is nepeated varying Vy
6) are tabula-tedaDd V-I Characterishics
Readings
aYE dauon takíng Voltaqe on -aniS, cuYYEnt
On y-aaís

Precaubionsi
D ALthe Connecions Should be CoYYECt
2 parallan oYS
erYorS Should be avoided wbile
taking the eadin gs fArom the aalog meters

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NesiStance
=9.5
dynaC
YesiStance Staic
condiion bias Reverse
*0:033 Yesistance dynamiG
Yesistance Staic-
conition bias FoYUard
Result
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