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9.7 Exercise 11

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Applying the positive end of a battery to the p-side and the negative end to the n-side of a p-n junction, the measured current is 8.76×10−1A8.76 \times 10^{−1} \text{A}. Reversing this polarity give a reverse saturation current of 4.41×10−8A4.41 \times 10^{−8} \text{A}. What is the temperature if the bias voltage is 1.2 V?

OpenStax University Physics Volume 3, 9.7 Semiconductor Devices, exercise 11

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