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Transient sheath in ion acoustic wave experiments in a plasma
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MATLAB calculation
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Basic model
p n
aN
dNhole diffusion
electron diffusion
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Basic model
p n+-
space charge region
negative chargeaN positive chargedN
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Basic model – thermal equilibriumno applied bias voltage
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FiEbi biE eV
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bi biE eV
FneVFpeV
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e N N
bi Rmax
2 V VE
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Reverse biased PN junctionenergy diagram
cE
cEvE
vE
FiE
FiE
FnE
FpE
ReV
totaleV
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Forward biased PN junctionenergy diagram
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Schottky barrier junctionThermal equilibrium
cE
vE
FiE
FE
nx
W
bi biE eVSchottky barriermetal surface
FE -
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Schottky barrier junction
cE
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FiEFE
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bias RV V
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vE
FiEFE
nx
FEcE
vE
FiEFE
nx
FE
biasV 0bias FV V
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Characteristics of a Schottky diode and a PN junction diode
VDVT
D sI I e 1
reverse
saturation current
thermal potential
BT
TV
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Basic assumptions
p n
aN
dNhole diffusion
electron diffusion
Maxwell Boltzmann distributions
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acceptor density in p regionp0 ap N
donor density in n regionn0 dn N
sharp boundaries
Basic assumptions
px nx0
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hole concentration in n region2i
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Basic assumptions
excess minority carrier hole densityn n n0p p - p
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p p p0n n n
px nx0
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total minority carrier hole densitynp total minority electron densitypn
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acceptor density in p regionp0 ap N donor density in n regionn0 dn N
hole concentration in n region2i
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electron concentration in p region2i
p0a
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due to applied potentialE
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n n0p p e
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Evolution of the density perturbations
n
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p p2p0
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2n n
2 2p
d p p0
dx L
Drift due to the electric field
Diffusion of the perturbation
Generation of additional perturbationCollision lifetimeSteady-stateNeglect drift and generation
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Evolution of the density perturbations
2
n nn2 2
p
d p p0 x x
dx L
eVappliedT nB
n n0p
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Evolution of the density perturbations
eVappliedT pB
p p0n
x xn n e 1 exp
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p pp2 2
n
d n n0 x x
dx L
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n n n0L D
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Currents – sum of hole and electron diffusion currents
eVappliedT pB
p p0n
x xn n e 1 exp
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np n p
x xn
dpJ x eD
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eVappliedT nB
n n0p
x xp p e 1 exp
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pn p n
x xp
dnJ x eD
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Currents – sum of hole and electron diffusion currents
np n p
x xn
dpJ x eD
dx
pn p n
x xp
dnJ x eD
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Simple three-dimensional unit cell
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