Physics Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits 3 Marks
Appeared in: 2026 (3 sets)
With the help of circuit diagrams, briefly explain the forward biasing and the reverse biasing of a p-n junction diode.
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3. Majority carriers are pulled away from the junction. Only minority charge carriers cross the junction, resulting in a very small reverse saturation current $I_{r}$ (