Semiconductor Electronics - Materials,
Devices and Simple Circuits
1. Ge is doped with As. Due to doping, (2024)
(A) the structure of Ge lattice is distorted.
(B) the number of conduction electrons increases.
(C) the number of holes increases.
(D) the number of conduction electrons decreases.
Ans. (B) the number of conduction electrons increases.
2. Plot a graph showing the variation of current with voltage for the material
GaAs. On the graph, mark the region where: (2024)
(a) resistance is negative, and
(b) Ohm's law is obeyed.
Ans. Plotting the graph
Marking the region where:
(a) resistance is negative
(b) Ohm’s law is obeyed
3. Junction Diode as a Rectifier : (2024)
The process of conversion of an ac voltage into a dc voltage is called rectification
and the device which performs this conversion is called a rectifier. The
characteristics of a p-n junction diode reveal that when a p-n junction diode is
forward biased, it offers a low resistance and when it is reverse biased, it offers a
high resistance. Hence, a p-n junction diode conducts only when it is forward
biased. This property of a p-n junction diode makes it suitable for its use as a
rectifier.
Thus, when an ac voltage is applied across a p-n junction, it conducts only during
those alternate half cycles for which it is forward biased. A rectifier which
rectifies only half cycle of an ac voltage is called a half-wave rectifier and one that
rectifies both the half cycles is known as a full-wave rectifier.
Ans.
(ii) In a full-wave rectifier, the current in each of the diodes flows for :
(A) Complete cycle of the input signal
(B) Half cycle of the input signal
(C) Less than half cycle of the input signal
(D) Only for the positive half cycle of the input signal
Ans. (B) Half cycle of the input signal
(iii) In a full-wave rectifier :
(A) Both diodes are forward biased at the same time.
(B) Both diodes are reverse biased at the same time.
(C) One is forward biased and the other is reverse biased at the same time.
(D) Both are forward biased in the first half of the cycle and reverse biased in the
second half of the cycle.
Ans. (C) One is forward biased and the other is reverse biased at the same time.
(iv) An alternating voltage of frequency of 50 Hz is applied to a half-wave
rectifier. Then the ripple frequency of the output will be :
(A) 100 Hz
(B) 50 Hz
(C) 25 Hz
(D) 150 Hz
Ans. (B) 50 Hz
(v) A signal, as shown in the figure, is applied to a p-n junction diode. Identify the
output across resistance RL :
Ans.
