This set of slides is intended to explain the operation of a PN diode to students. The following topics will be covered: ideal diodes, non-idealities in the behavior of diodes, such as generation-recombination mechanisms and the breakdown of diodes, the operation of a PN diode in an AC circuit.

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Dragica Vasileska (2009), "Theory of PN Diodes," https://nanohub.org/resources/6963.

1. nanoelectronics
2. pn diode