Physics:Electrical junction
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An electrical junction is a point or area where (a) two or more conductors or (b) different semiconducting regions of differing electrical properties make physical contact.[1] Electrical junctions types include thermoelectricity junctions, metal–semiconductor junctions and p–n junctions. Junctions are either rectifying or non-rectifying. Non-rectifying junctions comprise ohmic contacts, which are characterised by a linear current–voltage ([math]\displaystyle{ I-V }[/math]) relation. Electronic components employing rectifying junctions include p–n diodes, Schottky diodes and bipolar junction transistors.
See also
- Break junction
- Depletion region, also called junction region
- Junction voltage
- Heterojunction
- Homojunction
- Josephson junction
- Nodal analysis
- p–n junction isolation
References
- ↑ Butterfield, Andrew J., ed (2018) (in en). A Dictionary of Electronics and Electrical Engineering. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198725725.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-872572-5. http://oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198725725.001.0001/acref-9780198725725.
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