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"Types of Diodes": Presentation Group Members: Moazzam-Khalid Nouman Shabbir Hussnain Ali Abdul Rahman Kamran Gondal

This document discusses different types of diodes, including: - Silicon/Germanium diodes, which work in a forward biased state and are commonly used as rectifiers. Silicon diodes have a forward voltage of 0.7V while germanium diodes have 0.3V. - Zener diodes, which can work in both forward and reverse biased states, and are used in voltage regulators. - Light emitting diodes (LEDs) which emit light when forward biased as electrons combine with holes. LEDs are available in different colors and used in displays, lights, and more. - Laser diodes which operate like LEDs but have a waveguide that produces a coherent

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"Types of Diodes": Presentation Group Members: Moazzam-Khalid Nouman Shabbir Hussnain Ali Abdul Rahman Kamran Gondal

This document discusses different types of diodes, including: - Silicon/Germanium diodes, which work in a forward biased state and are commonly used as rectifiers. Silicon diodes have a forward voltage of 0.7V while germanium diodes have 0.3V. - Zener diodes, which can work in both forward and reverse biased states, and are used in voltage regulators. - Light emitting diodes (LEDs) which emit light when forward biased as electrons combine with holes. LEDs are available in different colors and used in displays, lights, and more. - Laser diodes which operate like LEDs but have a waveguide that produces a coherent

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“TYPES OF DIODES”

PRESENTATION
GROUP MEMBERS:
MOAZZAM-KHALID
NOUMAN SHABBIR
HUSSNAIN ALI
ABDUL RAHMAN
KAMRAN GONDAL
“TYPES OF DIODE”
Silicon/Germanium Diode
Zener Diode
Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Laser Diode
Photo Diode
Tunnel Diode
Varicap or Varactor Diode
Schottky Diode
SILICON/GERMANIUM DIODE
CONSTRUCTION : Silicon and germanium are doped with
pentavalent and trivalent impurities to form a PN junction.
SYMBOL :

WORKING : Both silicon and germanium diodes work in forward


biased state.

FORWARD BIASED VOLTAGE : Silicon has a forward biased voltage


of 0.7V where as germanium has a forward biased voltage of 0.3 V.

MORE PREFERABLE: Silicon diodes are preferred over germanium diodes


as they are cheaper,more heat stability,less leakage current and greater
power handling .
USAGE: These diodes are mostly used as rectifiers.
ZENER DIODE
CONSTRUCTION : Zener diodes are more heavily doped than ordinary
silicon diodes to cope with reverse voltage and current without getting
damaged.
SYMBOL :

WORKING : Zener diodes work with both forward and reverse biased
condition.
USAGE: Zener diodes are used in voltage regulators .
LIGHT EMITTING DIODE(LED)
CONSTRUCTION :

SYMBOL :

WORKING : LED consists of a special semi-conductor material which


emits light when it is in forward biased [Link] forward biased state
electrons from N region under the influence of sufficient voltage
cross the junction and combines with the hole in P region due to
mutual coulumb forces of attraction and thus emits photon.
COLOUR OF LED’S: Colour of LED is determined by the
semiconductor material [Link] EXAMPLE For red LED’s
Aluminum Gallium Arsenide is [Link] are available in red,
orange, amber, yellow, green, blue and [Link] and white LEDs
are much more expensive than the other colours.

VOLTAGE RATING: Most commonly used LED’s have a voltage


rating of 3.5 V .
USAGE: LED’s are used everywhere now a [Link] are used in
toys,security signs,out door lights,displays etc.
LASER DIODE
CONSTRUCTION : Laser diodes by doping a very thin layer on the surface
of semiconductor [Link] is doped to produce PN junction one above
the other.
SYMBOL :

BIASING : Laser diodes operate in forward biased state.


WORKING :Laser diodes operates in the same way as LED’s does
but the only difference is the presence of wave guide which
produces coherent beam of [Link] sufficient voltage is applied
in forward biased state then electron combine with wholes and
produces light which after series of reflection in wave guide exits as
a coherent beam . Lens is used to covert this coherent beam from
cone shape to round shape.
USAGE: Now a days laser diodes are used in different devices such
as Blueray,DVD / CD Roms,Laser printers ,in telecommunication
etc.
PHOTO DIODE
CONSTRUCTION : Photodiodes are like regular [Link] they
consist of a window or use optical fiber for light to reach the sensitive part.

DEFINITION : A photodiode is a type of photodetector which is capable of


converting light in either voltage or current , depending upon its operational
mode .
SYMBOL :

BIASING : Photodiode operates in reverse biased state.


WORKING :When a photon of sufficient energy strikes the diode , it
excites an electron thus creating a free electron and hole pair which
crosses the junction and reverse photocurrent flow.
PHOTODIODE GRAPH :Photodiode graph is a linear graph which
indicates an increase in reverse current with increasing light
intensity.
USAGE: Photodiodes are most commonly used as photo
detectors,automatic switching etc.
VARICAP VARACTOR DIODES

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