Physics of Semiconductor Devices

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Depletion widths

Without a bias voltage applied, the depletion widths of a p-n diode are Wn = 6.0E-7 m, and Wp = 6.0E-8 m. For this diode, Vbi = 0.8 V. What are the depletion widths when the diode is reverse biased with a voltage of 0.1 V?

Wn = m

Wp = m