PN Junction Diode Introduction

If you've felt like the content here has been helpful, please consider donating to UCI with a mention of this channel: https://give.uci.edu/ In this video, I introduce the P/N junction diode, the simplest semiconductor device (other than the resistor ;) ). I explain how we will derive the I/V characteristics using the continuity equation, and set up everything we need to do the derivation. This is part of my series on semiconductor physics (often called Electronics 1 at university). This is based on the book Semiconductor Physics and Devices by Donald Neamen, as well as the EECS 170A/174 courses taught at UC Irvine. Hope you found this video helpful, please post in the comments below anything I can do to improve future videos, or suggestions you have for future videos.