barrier potential

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sanjayladwa

Joined Oct 26, 2006
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we know that due to diffusion current their exists a electric field and hence barrier potential.but when voltmeter is applied it reads zero it means that their exists some force which this zero.May I know which force this may be? If we say no then it violates law of conservation of energy
 

thingmaker3

Joined May 16, 2005
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Drift current implies an electric field. Diffusion current does not. Diffusion current is sort of like Brownian motion for charge carriers. Sort of.
 

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sanjayladwa

Joined Oct 26, 2006
5
but during fabrication due diffusion of charge carriers their forms a uncovered ions which result in electric field. not nesserially due drift current
 
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