Schematic Diagram of a P-N Junction Diode: The diagram illustrates the basic structure of a p-n junction diode with p-type silicon on one side, n-type silicon on the other, and the anode and cathode ...

Last week we covered diodes, specifically thermionic and PN junction diodes. But oh, there are more; and they’re special! One of the the most commonly used ‘specialty’ diode would have to be ...

A conventional PN junction diode may have a voltage drop between 0.6-1.7 V, whereas the Schottky diode voltage drop is 0.15V ñ0.45V.