Lectures related to Photodiodes: Operation and Limitations

Photodiodes: Design and Optimization of Heterojunctions

Covers the design and optimization of photodiodes, focusing on enhancing performance through material selection and the importance of the depletion region.

Diode Characteristics: Ideal p-n Junction Analysis

Explains the analysis of ideal p-n junction diodes, focusing on current calculations and minority carrier behavior under different bias conditions.

PN Junctions: Equilibrium and Band Diagrams

Covers the behavior of p-n junctions at equilibrium, including voltage effects on Fermi energy and depletion regions.

Optical Receivers: Photodetectors

Explores optical receiver design, photodetectors, quantum efficiency, absorption, and photodiode types in optical communication systems.

Semiconductor Physics: Transistors and Diodes

Explores semiconductor physics, emphasizing transistors and diodes' behavior and operation.

Semiconductor Components: N+/N Junction Analysis

Covers the analysis of N+/N junctions in semiconductor components, focusing on diffusion and drift currents and their equilibrium.

PN Junctions: Equilibrium and Built-in Potential

Covers the behavior of p-n junctions, focusing on equilibrium, built-in potential, and depletion zones.

Review of BJT and MOS

Provides a detailed review of Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) and Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MOS) devices.

CMOS Pixel Photodiode: Principles and Applications

Covers the operation and significance of CMOS pixel photodiodes in camera systems, detailing their behavior under illumination and integration of photo current.

Short Junctions in Semiconductor Components: Current Analysis

Covers the impact of short junctions on current behavior in semiconductor components.

PN Junction: Diffusion Current

Explains diffusion current in a PN junction and the role of electric fields.

Basic Electronics: PN Junction and BJT

Introduces the PN junction, BJT operation modes, and MOS transistor basics.

Photodiodes: Thermal Generation and Current Mechanisms

Covers the operation of photodiodes, focusing on thermal generation and current mechanisms in PN diodes.

Semiconductor Behavior

Covers the behavior of semiconductors, including intrinsic and extrinsic properties, doping, charge carriers, band bending, and p-n junction formation.

Diodes and Transistors: Principles and Characteristics

Provides an overview of diodes and transistors, focusing on their principles, characteristics, and operational mechanisms in electronic circuits.

PN Junction: Depletion Area and Barrier Potential

Explores depletion area, barrier potential, junction capacitance, and polarization in PN junctions.

Induced Photodiodes: Principles and Applications

Covers the principles of induced photodiodes, focusing on their structure, working mechanism, and applications in optical detection.

MOS Structures: Charge Dynamics and Circuit Design

Covers MOS structures, charge dynamics, and the design of CMOS circuits.

Solar Cells: Band Diagrams and Efficiency

Covers the principles of single solar cells, including band diagrams, efficiency, and the impact of illumination on performance.

Photodetectors: Photodiodes and photoconductors

Explores the operation and characteristics of photodiodes and photoconductors, focusing on internal junctions, carrier collection, and device structures.