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Junction Transistors

ICSE · Class 12 · Physics

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1. Basic idea of a junction transistor

  • A junction transistor has three regions: emitter, base, and collector.
  • It is formed by sandwiching a thin layer of doped semiconductor between two thick similar layers of opposite type.
  • There are two types of junction transistors: p-n-p and n-p-n.
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2. Types of transistors and symbol directions

  • In a p-n-p transistor, a thin n-type base is sandwiched between two p-type blocks.
  • In a n-p-n transistor, a thin p-type base is sandwiched between two n-type blocks.
  • For p-n-p, the emitter is positive and the collector is negative with respect to the base.
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3. Transistor action and current relation

  • In transistor action, the emitter-base junction is forward biased and the base-collector junction is reverse biased.
  • In a p-n-p transistor, holes move from emitter to base and most of them pass to the collector.
  • About 98% of holes entering the base from the emitter pass to the collector, while about 2% combine with electrons in the base.
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4. Current gain and related parameters

  • Direct current gain in common-base configuration is collector current divided by emitter current.
  • Alpha for common transistors ranges from 0.95 to 0.98, with limiting value 1.
  • Current gain in common-emitter configuration is beta.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Junction Transistors

Definition and historyWhy it is called transistorJunction transistor structureTypes of transistorp-n-p transistorn-p-n transistorEmitterBase

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