NEET PhysicsClass 12Semiconductor diodeMediumStatement based
A silicon p-n junction with built-in barrier V₀ is studied first unbiased, then with an external voltage V in forward bias and in reverse bias. Which of these statements are correct?
- I. Under forward bias the effective barrier height falls to V₀ − V.
- II. Under reverse bias the depletion region becomes wider.
- III. The small reverse current is due to majority carriers diffusing across the junction.
- IV. With no bias, the diffusion current and drift current across the junction are equal and opposite.
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