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This document discusses different types of diodes. It begins by explaining what a diode is and how it works, allowing current to flow in only one direction. It then lists and briefly describes several common types of diodes: 1) Light Emitting Diode (LED) - Commonly used in displays and emitting light. 2) Various other types are mentioned like backward diodes, Gunn diodes, laser diodes, photodiodes, Pin diodes, and more. 3) Each type has a specific use or characteristic like how it is constructed or what function it performs.

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Assingment of Basic Electronic

This document discusses different types of diodes. It begins by explaining what a diode is and how it works, allowing current to flow in only one direction. It then lists and briefly describes several common types of diodes: 1) Light Emitting Diode (LED) - Commonly used in displays and emitting light. 2) Various other types are mentioned like backward diodes, Gunn diodes, laser diodes, photodiodes, Pin diodes, and more. 3) Each type has a specific use or characteristic like how it is constructed or what function it performs.

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Benazir Bhutto

Lyari,Shaheed
Karachi University
ASSIGNMENT OF BASIC
ELELCTRONIC

Submit By:
ST
Ghansham Das
1 SEMESTER
BS Information Technology
SECTION '' A ''
Submited To : Sir Gulam Murtza
Dated:- 14/6/2020

DIODE AND ITS TYPES


DIODE:-
Diode, an electrical component that allows the flow of current in only one
direction. In circuit diagrams, a diode is represented by a triangle with a line
across one vertex.The two terminals are named as Anode and Cathode, we
will get into the symbol and how to identify the terminals later, but for now
just remember that any diode will have only two terminals (at least most of
them) and they are Anode and Cathode.To know why they conduct in only one
direction we have to look at how they are constructed. A Diode is made by
joining two equally doped P-type semi-conductor and N-type semi-conductor
material. When these two materials are joined together something interesting
happens, they form another small layer in- between them called the depletion
layer.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF DIODES


• Light Emitting Diode (LED):-
Light Emitting Diodes or simply LED´s, are among the most widely
used of all the different types of semiconductor diodes available today
and are commonly used in TV’s and colour displays.

• Backward Diode:-
A backward diode is a semiconductor device which works in reversed
biased mode. It is designed by providing variation in the design
characteristics of Zener diode and tunnel diode. It is unilateral device
because its designing mechanism allows it to operate in one direction
only.

• Gun Diode:-
The Gunn diode (or transferred electron devices, TED) is a semiconductor
component with negative resistance that converts the energy of a constant-
voltage power source into the energy of high-frequency oscillations due to the
formation of a strong field region (domain). Despite the fact that this
electronic component is referred to as a «diode», this technology does not rely
on PN junctions or the Avalanche Principle; it is composed only of N-doped
semiconductor material.

• Laser Diode:-
A semiconductor device that generates coherent light of high intensity is
known as laser diode. LASER is an abbreviation for Light Amplification
by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Stimulated emission is the basis of
working of a laser diode laser pointers, CD/DVD/Blu-ray reading and
recording, Laser printing

• Photodiode :-
A special type of PN junction device that generates current when exposed to
light is known as Photodiode. It is also known as photodetector or
photosensor. It operates in reverse biased mode and converts light energy into
electrical energy.

• Pin Diode:-
This type of diode is characterized by its construction. It has the standard P-
type & N-type regions, but the area between the two regions namely
intrinsic semiconductor has no doping. The region of the intrinsic
semiconductor has the effect of increasing the area of the depletion region
which can be beneficial for switching applications.

• Junction Diode: -
The standard PN junction may be thought of as the normal or standard type
of diode in use today. These diodes can come as small signal types for use in
RF (radio frequency), or other low current applications which may be called
as signal diodes. Other types may be planned for high voltage and high
current applications and are normally named rectifier diodes.

• Schottky Diode:-
Schottky diode is a device, which comes under the type of a metal –
semiconductor junction diode. Barrier diode and low voltage diodes are the
other names for Schottky diode. When compared to a PN junction diode,
power drop is lower in Schottky diode. A scientist named Walter.H.Schottky
first discovered Schottky diode.

• Step Recovery Diode:-


A step recovery diode is a type of microwave diode used to generate pulses at
very HF (high frequencies).These diodes depend on the diode which has a very
fast turn-off characteristic for their operation.

• Tunnel Diode:-
The tunnel diode is a highly conductive, heavily doped  PN- Junction diode in
which the current induces because of the tunnelling. The tunnelling is the
phenomenon of conduction in the semiconductor material in which the charge
carrier punches the barrier instead of climbing through it.

• Varactor Diode or Varicap Diode:-


The diode whose internal c varies with the variation of the reverse voltage
such type of diode is known as the Varactor diode. It is used for storing the
charge. The varactor diode always works in reverse bias, and it is a voltage-
dependent semiconditor device.
• Zener Diode:-
 A heavily doped Semicondtor diode which is designed to operate in reverse
direction is known as the Zener diode. In other words, the diode which
specially designed for optimising the breakdown region is known as the Zener
diode.

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