Hello all!
I've been curious about diodes recently, trying to understand them more completely. This site was very useful already, clarifying to me exactly what happens when a diode is forward polarized by the knee voltage (the depletion region collapses completely).
Now, I have been curious about exactly what happens when the breakdown voltage is applied to a diode. It is said everywhere that this damages the component, but nowhere I have seen it explained why.
Is there some phenomenon that disrupts the structure? Does it simply burn because of the excessive current?
I've been curious about diodes recently, trying to understand them more completely. This site was very useful already, clarifying to me exactly what happens when a diode is forward polarized by the knee voltage (the depletion region collapses completely).
Now, I have been curious about exactly what happens when the breakdown voltage is applied to a diode. It is said everywhere that this damages the component, but nowhere I have seen it explained why.
Is there some phenomenon that disrupts the structure? Does it simply burn because of the excessive current?