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Numerical solution of Poisson's equation in a pn diode using a spreadsheet
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Numerical solution of Poisson's equation in a pn diode using a spreadsheet

Finley Shapiro
IEEE transactions on education, v 38(4), pp 380-384
01 Jan 1995

Abstract

The numerical calculation of the potential distribution in a pn diode is presented using a spreadsheet. It can be included in an introductory course in semiconductor device physics as a demonstration of the numerical analysis of devices. It is also a demonstration of the numerical solution of Poisson's equation when the charge density is a function of the potential, and is appropriate for a section on numerical methods in an introductory course in electromagnetics.

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