Q.Draw the schematic cross section of power diode.
[!TLDR]
A vertical p+ / n- (drift) / n+ stack between anode and cathode metallizations, A at top and K at bottom.
The schematic cross section of a power diode is a vertical layered structure. From top to bottom: the Anode (A) terminal connects through an anode-metallization plate to a heavily-doped p+ layer ( atoms/cm); below it lies the lightly-doped n- epitaxial layer, called the drift region ( atoms/cm), which provides the wide depletion region for reverse blocking; below that is the heavily-doped n+ substrate that forms the cathode ( atoms/cm); finally a cathode-metallization plate connects to the Cathode (K) terminal at the bottom.
[!ANSWER]
Vertical stack: Anode (A) — anode metallization — p+ () — n- drift/epitaxial () — n+ substrate/cathode () — cathode metallization — Cathode (K).
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