Week #2: (9/12-16) Diodes

[rjagodowski]

This week we will begin discussing semiconductor diodes.

We started the discussion of semiconductors using this link last week:
Semiconductor Basics from Electronics-Tutorials

Remember that by controlling the dopant atoms, great control can be exercised over the electrical characteristics of the doped semiconductor and its properties as either an n-type semiconductor or a p-type semiconductor.

We'll also look at this on PN Junction Theory.

Here are tutorials on Semiconductor Diode Basics 1 and Silicon Diode Basics 2 from Wisc-Online.com, as well as this one on Basic Operation of a Silicon Diode .

We will also spend part of the lecture discussing the equipment being used in lab this semester. The content for the first lab experiment is found here.