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Basics of Electronics Engineering (EC142)

The document presents an overview of semiconductor diodes, focusing on Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and their applications in electronics. It covers the basic theory of semiconductors, the operation of PN junctions, and the advantages of LEDs over traditional lighting sources. Additionally, it includes useful links for further information on the topic.

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Basics of Electronics Engineering (EC142)

The document presents an overview of semiconductor diodes, focusing on Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and their applications in electronics. It covers the basic theory of semiconductors, the operation of PN junctions, and the advantages of LEDs over traditional lighting sources. Additionally, it includes useful links for further information on the topic.

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Basics of Electronics Engineering

(EC142)

Presented By:
Dr. Deepti Prit Kaur
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
Chitkara University, Punjab, India

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Semiconductor Diodes and Applications

•Introduction to Electronics
•Familiarization with basic electronic components.
•Semiconductor Theory
•Review of PN junction operation
•Plot and analyse V-I Characteristics of PN-Junction Diode
•Diode Applications – Rectifier, Clipper
•Special purpose diodes
- Light Emitting Diode
- Zener Diode
- Varactor Diode
- Photodiode

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Light Emitting Diode
Light Emitting Diode
• LED is a semiconductor light source.
• It consists of a PN Junction Diode.
• When voltage is applied to the LED, electrons and holes recombine in the
PN Junction and release energy in the form of light (Photons).
• The light emitted by an LED is usually monochromatic i.e. of single color
and the color is dependent on the energy band gap of the semiconductor.
• Light Emitting Diodes can be manufactured to emit all the wavelengths of
visible spectrum i.e. from Red (620nm to 750nm) to blue – violet (380nm to
490nm).
LIGHT EMITTING DIODE
Structure

LED Symbol

LED Structure
CHARGE CARRIER EMITTING LIGHT
RECOMBINATION

DIFFUSED P-TYPE

EPITAXIAL N-TYPE Vs

GOLD FILM
CATHODE
CONNECTION

Schematic View of LED Structure


LIGHT EMITTING DIODE

Anatomy

Anatomy of an LED
LIGHT EMITTING DIODE

Characteristics

Forward Bias VI Curve


Band Gap
• Light Emitting Diodes are almost
everywhere. You can find LEDs in Cars,
Bikes, Street Lights, Home Lighting, Office
Lighting, Mobile Phones, Televisions and
many more.
• The reason for such wide range of
implementation of LEDs is its advantages
over traditional incandescent bulbs and
the recent compact fluorescent lamps
(CFL).
Few advantages of LEDs over incandescent
and CFL light sources are mentioned below:
• Low Power Consumption
• Small Size
• Fast Switching
• Physically Robust
• Long Lasting
Useful Links

• https://www.electronicshub.org/led-light-emit
ting-diode/
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dX0utp8ciLX
g02YtWGaWmdRK_-WCy33o/view?usp=sharin
g
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d_QVji4NLE4
Ebi1_6wh9NEzhCTOViQS3/view?usp=sharing
Thank You

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