NEET2018PhysicsSemiconductorsActual
In a p - n junction diode, change in temperature due to heating
Options
- Adoes not affect resistance of p-n junction
- Baffects only forward resistance
- Caffects only reverse resistance
- Daffects the overall V-I characteristics of p-n junction
Correct answer
D. affects the overall V-I characteristics of p-n junction
Step-by-step solution
Due to heating, the number of electron-hole pairs will increase, so overall resistance of diode will change. Due to which forward and reverse biasing both are changed. Hence, in a PN junction diode, change in temperature due to heating affects the overall V-I characteristics of PN junction