Question

Effect of increasing gate current and junction temperature on reverse and forward breakdown voltages

Answer 1

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By applying a negative voltage (reverse bias) results in the free charges being pulled away from the junction resulting in the depletion layer width being increased. This has the effect of increasing or decreasing the effective resistance of the junction itself allowing or blocking current flow through the diode.

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