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Diode Curve Analysis for Beginners

The document describes the characteristic curve of a diode, which is a graph of diode current versus voltage. It shows that in forward bias above 0.7V for silicon or 0.3V for germanium, the diode current increases sharply, while the forward voltage drop remains relatively constant as current increases. In reverse bias, very little current flows.

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Diode Curve Analysis for Beginners

The document describes the characteristic curve of a diode, which is a graph of diode current versus voltage. It shows that in forward bias above 0.7V for silicon or 0.3V for germanium, the diode current increases sharply, while the forward voltage drop remains relatively constant as current increases. In reverse bias, very little current flows.

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Characteristic Curve of Diode

Basic Electronics
Characteristic Curve of Diode
Characteristic Curve of Diode
• Above figure is a graph of diode current versus diode
voltage for a silicon diode.
• The graph includes the diode current for both forward-
and reverse-bias voltages.
• The upper right quadrant of the graph represents the
forward-bias condition.
• Notice that very little diode current flows when the
forward voltage, VF , is less than about 0.7 V for silicon
and 0.3 volt for germanium. Beyond 0.7 V of forward
bias, however, the diode current increases sharply.
Characteristic Curve of Diode
• Notice that the forward voltage drop, VF , remains
relatively constant as IF increases.
• A voltage of 0.7 V is the approximate value assumed
for the barrier potential of a silicon p - n junction.
• The barrier potential of germanium diodes is
approximately 0.3 V. Therefore, if the graph in
above Fig. were for a germanium diode, the current
would increase sharply for a forward voltage of
about 0.3 volt.

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