Non-monotonic dependence of current upon i-width in silicon p–i–n diodes

Silicon p–i–n diodes with different i-region widths are fabricated and tested. It is found that the current shows the non-monotonic behavior as a function of i-region width at a bias voltage of 1.0 V. In this paper, an analytical model is presented to explain the non-monotonic behavior, which mainly takes into account the diffusion current and recombination current contributing to the total current. The calculation results indicate that the concentration ratio of p-region to n-region plays a crucial role in the non-monotonic behavior, and the carrier lifetime also has a great influence on this abnormal phenomenon.     

Numerical simulation of the magnetoresistance effect controlled by electric field in p–n junction

The magnetoresistance effect of a p–n junction under an electric field which is introduced by the gate voltage at room temperature is investigated by simulation. As auxiliary models, the Lombardi CVT model and carrier generationrecombination model are introduced into a drift-diffusion transport model and carrier continuity equations. All the equations are discretized by the finite-difference method and the box integration method and then solved by Newton iteration.Taking advantage of those models and methods, an abrupt junction with uniform doping is studied systematically, and the magnetoresistance as a function of doping concentration, SiO_2 thickness and geometrical size is also investigated. The simulation results show that the magnetoresistance(MR) can be controlled substantially by the gate and is dependent on the polarity of the magnetic field.