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Question 3 a) The Fermi level of a solid-state body is the thermodynamic work required to add one electron to the body. The Fermi level does not include the work required to remove the electron from wherever it came from. With the aid of diagram discuss the importance of the Fermi Energy level, especially its relevance to electron flow in a pn-junction diode.      b) Discuss the I/V characteristics curve of a practical Germanium diode and explain in detail how the forward and reverse are achieved. Support your explanation with a suitable circuit diagram with a voltage source and RC components connected across the p-n junction

Question 3 a) The Fermi level of a solid-state body is the thermodynamic work required to add one electron to the body. The Fermi level does not include the work required to remove the electron from wherever it came from. With the aid of diagram discuss the importance of the Fermi Energy level, especially its relevance to electron flow in a pn-junction diode.      b) Discuss the I/V characteristics curve of a practical Germanium diode and explain in detail how the forward and reverse are achieved. Support your explanation with a suitable circuit diagram with a voltage source and RC components connected across the p-n junction

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Question 3 a) The Fermi level of a solid-state body is the thermodynamic work required to add one electron to the body. The Fermi level does not include the work required to remove the electron from wherever it came from. With the aid of diagram discuss the importance of the Fermi Energy level, especially its relevance to electron flow in a pn-junction diode.    
 b) Discuss the I/V characteristics curve of a practical Germanium diode and explain in detail how the forward and reverse are achieved. Support your explanation with a suitable circuit diagram with a voltage source and RC components connected across the p-n junction 

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