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Q.Draw the structure of power diode.

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A p+ / n- (drift) / n+ vertical stack between anode and cathode metallizations.

The structure of a power diode consists of three doped semiconductor layers between two metal contacts. At the top is the Anode (A) terminal on an anode-metallization plate, followed by a heavily-doped p+ layer (≈1019\approx 10^{19} atoms/cm3^3). Below it is the lightly-doped n- epitaxial layer — the drift region (≈1014\approx 10^{14} atoms/cm3^3) — that gives the diode its high reverse-blocking capability. Then comes the heavily-doped n+ substrate forming the cathode ($\approx 10^ …

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