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  2. p–n junction - Wikipedia

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    A pn junction diode. The circuit symbol is also shown. A pn junction is a combination of two types of semiconductor materials, p-type and n-type, in a single crystal. The "n" (negative) side contains freely-moving electrons, while the "p" (positive) side contains freely-moving electron holes.

  3. Photosystem II - Wikipedia

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    In 2011 the OEC of PSII was resolved to a level of 1.9Å revealing five oxygen atoms serving as oxo bridges linking the five metal atoms and four water molecules bound to the Mn 4 CaO 5 cluster; more than 1,300 water molecules were found in each photosystem II monomer, some forming extensive hydrogen-bonding networks that may serve as channels ...

  4. Photosystem I - Wikipedia

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    The two modified chlorophyll molecules are early electron acceptors in PSI. They are present one per PsaA/PsaB side, forming two branches electrons can take to reach F x. A 0 accepts electrons from P700*, passes it to A 1 of the same side, which then passes the electron to the quinone on the same side. Different species seems to have different ...

  5. Photodiode - Wikipedia

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    Any pn junction, if illuminated, is potentially a photodiode. Semiconductor devices such as diodes, transistors and ICs contain pn junctions, and will not function correctly if they are illuminated by unwanted light. [11] [12] This is avoided by encapsulating devices in opaque housings.

  6. Carrier generation and recombination - Wikipedia

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    At absolute zero temperature, all of the electrons have energy below the Fermi level; but at non-zero temperatures the energy levels are filled following a Fermi-Dirac distribution. In undoped semiconductors the Fermi level lies in the middle of a forbidden band or band gap between two allowed bands called the valence band and the conduction ...

  7. Chemical potential - Wikipedia

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    For example, n-type silicon has a higher internal chemical potential of electrons than p-type silicon. In a pn junction diode at equilibrium the chemical potential (internal chemical potential) varies from the p-type to the n-type side, while the total chemical potential (electrochemical potential, or, Fermi level) is constant throughout the ...

  8. Glossary of nanotechnology - Wikipedia

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    A P-N-P junction in which the "N" layer is ~10 nm (where traditional physics leaves off and quantum effects take over) and an "electron trap" is created. Quantum wire Another form of quantum dot, but unlike the single-dimension "dot," a quantum wire is confined only in two dimensions.

  9. Light-emitting diode physics - Wikipedia

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    The pn junction in any direct band gap material emits light when electric current flows through it. This is electroluminescence. Electrons cross from the n-region and recombine with the holes existing in the p-region. Free electrons are in the conduction band of energy levels, while holes are in the valence energy band. Thus the energy level ...