15. a. Determine the thermal voltage for a diode at a temperature of 20°C. b. For the same diode of part (a), find the diode current using Eq. 1.2 if I, = 40 nA, n = 2 (low value of Vp), and the applied bias voltage is 0.5 V. 16. Repeat Problem 15 for T = 100°C (boiling point of water). Assume that I, has increased to 5.0 µA.

15. a. Determine the thermal voltage for a diode at a temperature of 20°C. b. For the same diode of part (a), find the diode current using Eq. 1.2 if I, = 40 nA, n = 2 (low value of Vp), and the applied bias voltage is 0.5 V. 16. Repeat Problem 15 for T = 100°C (boiling point of water). Assume that I, has increased to 5.0 µA.

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Chapter10: Statistical Physics

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