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= 1
nV
v
exp I i
T
D
S D
q
kT
V
T
=
Where I
S
is the saturation current,V
T
is the thermal voltage,n is the
emission coefficient that takes values between 1 and 2, k is Boltzmanns
constant ( k = 1.38*10
-23
J/K) ,q is the magnitude of electrical charge
on an electron (k = 1.60*10
-19
J/K), T is p-n junction temperature in
degree Kelvin.
For example, at T =300
0
K, I
S
= 10
-14
A, V
T
~ 0.026 V
LP3 20
Plus and minuses of Shockley Equation(2)
Fairly accurate with diode near the forward biased region
Not a good predictor of I
S
which happens to much larger in
magnitude
Does not predict reverse breakdown
Usually simpler models for diodes are useful