Resources
Journal papers
pn junctions and semiconductor diodes
Fischer, C. W. (1982), "Elementary technique to measure the energy band gap and diffusion potential of pn junctions," AJP 50, 1103-5.
Hellen, E. H. (2003), "Verifying the diode-capacitor circuit voltage decay," Am. J. Phys. 71 (8), 797-800.
Herrmann, F. and P. Wurfel (2006), "The semiconductor diode as a rectifier, a light source, and a solar cell: a simple explanation," Am. J. Phys. 74 (7), 591-4.
Hite, D., T. B. Boykin, N. Singh, and D. Shen (2005), "A simple Fermi-Dirac integrating circuit," Am. J. Phys. 73(9), 856-9.
Hubin, W. N. (2002), "A course in computer-based data acquisition," Am. J. Phys. 70 (1), 80-5.
Merrill, J. R. (1969), "An advanced laboratory experiment on tunneling in semiconductor diodes," AJP 37, 269-272.
Precker, J. W. and M. A. da Silva (2002), "Experimental estimation of the band gap in silicon and germanium from the temperature-voltage curve of diode thermometers," Am. J. Phys. 70 (11), 1150-3.
Rebello, N. S., C. Ravipati, D. A. Zollman, and L. T. Escalada (1997), "Computer simulation of p-n junction devices," Am. J. Phys. 65 (8), 765-73.
Rudden, M. N. (1973), "Direct observation of semiconductor diode characteristics," AJP 41, 122-123.
Sconza, A., G. Torzo, and G. Viola (1994), "Experiment on the physics of the PN junction," Am. J. Phys. 62 (1), 66-70.
Sparks, P. D. and R. M. Pierce (1988), "Visual observation of a voltage distribution," AJP 56, 513-516.
Sturge, M. D. and Song Bac Toh (1999), "An experiment to demonstrate the canonical distribution," Am. J. Phys. 67 (12), 1129-31.
Reynolds, N. D., C. D. Panda, and J. M. Essick (2014), "Capacitance-voltage profiling: Research-grade approach versus low-cost alternatives," Am. J. Phys. 82 (3), 196 - 205.
Roy, A., A. Mallick, A. Adhikari, P. Guin, and D. Chatterjee (2018), "Theory and experiment on charging and discharging a capacitor through a reverse-biased diode," Am. J. Phys. 86 (6), 417 - 21.
Kirkup, L. and S. Wallace (1987), "Temperature dependence of germanium tunnel diode I-V characteristics," EJP 8, 93-97.
Lucia, M. L., J. L. Hernandez-Rojas, C. Leon, and I. martil (1993), "Capacitance measurements of p-n junctions: depletion layer and diffusion capacitance contributions," EJP 14, 86-89.
Martil, I. and G. González Diáz (1991), "A laboratory experiment for DC characterization of p-n devices," EJP 12, 149-152.
Mukaro, R., B. M. Taele, and D. Tinarwo (2006), "In situ measurement of the energy gap of a semiconductor using a microcontroller-based system," Eur. J. Phys. 27, 531-8.
Ocaya, R. O. (2006), "An experiment to profile the voltage, current and temperature behaviour of a P-N diode," Eur. J. Phys. 27 (3), 625-33.
Ikram, I. M., M. K. Rabinal, and B. G. Mulimani (2009), "A laboratory experiment to measure the built-in potential of a p-n junction by a photosaturation method," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 30 (1), 127 - 34.
Ocaya, R. O. and F. B. Dejene (2007), "Estimating p-n diode bulk parameters, bandgap energy and absolute zero by a simple experiment," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 28 (1), 85 - 91.
Barnes, G. (1974), "SCR, diode, and Zener diode tester," Phys. Teach. 12 (8), 499-500.
Fisher, D. G. (1992), "Diode characteristics to determine Boltzmann Constant," Phys. Teach. 30, 315-316.
Onder, F., E. B. Onder, and M. Ogur (2019), "Determination of didoe characteristics using Arduiino," Phys. Teach. 57, 244-245.
McLuckie, I. F. (1988), "Investigation of zener and avalanche diode characterisitics," Phys. Educ. 23, 251-254.
Wood, M. J. (1985), "Microcomputer controlled C-V plotting in semiconductor devices," Phys. Educ. 20, 305-309.
Light emitting diodes (LEDs)
Davis, J. A. and M. W. Mueller (1977), "Temperature dependence of the emission from red and green light emitting diodes," AJP 45, 770-771.
Holonyak, N., Jr. (2000), "Is the light emitting diode (LED) an ultimate lamp?," Am. J. Phys. 68 (9), 864-6.
Johnson, D. A. (1995), "Demonstrating the light-emitting diode," Am. J. Phys. 63 (8), 761-2.
Kraftmakher, Y. (2011), "Experiments with light-emitting diodes," Am. J. Phys. 79, 825-830.
Kwasnoski, J. B. (1972), "A laboratory investigation of light-emitting diodes," AJP 40, 588-591.
Moorehouse, P. (1998), "Answer to Question #53: measuring Planck's constant by means of an LED," Am. J. Phys. 66, 12.
Redondo, E., A. Ojeda, G. G. Diaz, and I. Martil (1997), "A laboratory experiment with blue light-emitting diodes," Am. J. Phys. 65 (5), 371-6.
Ojeda, A. M., E. Redondo, G. Gonzalez Diaz, and I. Martil (1997), "Analysis of light-emission processes in light-emitting diodes and semiconductor lasers," Eur. J. Phys. 18 (2), 63-7.
Indelicato, V., P. La Rocca, F. RIggi, G. Santagati, and G. Zappala (2013), "Analysis of LED stata for the measurement of Planck's constant in the undergraduate laboratory," Eur. J. Phyis. 34, 819-830.
Kraftmakher, Y. (2015), "Nobel Prize for blue LEDs," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 36 (3), 035024 (11 pp.) .
Loparco, F., M. S. Malagoli, S. Raino, and P. Spinelli (2017), "Measurement of the ratio h/e with a photomultiplier tube and a set of LEDs," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 38, 025208 (10 pp.) .
Nieves, L., G. Spavieri, B. Fernandez, and R. A. Guevara (1997), "Measuring the Planck constant with LED's," Phys. Teach. 35, 108-109.
O'Connor, P. J. and L. R. O'Connor (1974), "Measuring Planck's constant using a light emitting diode," Phys. Teach. 12 (7), 423-5.
Zhou, F. and T. Cloninger (2008), "Computer-based expeirment for determing Planck's constant using LEDs," Phys. Teach. 46, 413-415.
Pili, U. and R. Violanda (2019), "Smartphone-based measurement of the Planck's constant with light-emitting diodes," Phys. Educ. (UK) 54 (2), 023007 (5 pp.) .
Kotabage, C. (2019), "Can a glowing LED light the road to accurate determination of Planck's constant?," Resonance 24, 767-770.
Photovoltaic effect and solar cells
Chow, R. H. (1980), "Photovoltaic experiment using light form a solar simulator lamp," AJP 48, 48-50.
Kammer, D. W. and M. A. Ludington (1977), "Laboratory experiments with silicon solar cells," AJP 45, 602-605.
Khoury, A., J-P. Charles, J. Charette, M. Fieux, and P. Miahle (1984), "Solar cells: a laboratory experiment on the temperature dependence of the open-circuit voltage," AJP 52, 449-451.
Kissner, F. (1981), "Inexpensive photovoltaic solar radiometer," AJP 49, 439-442.
Mialhe, P. and J. Charette (1983), "Experimental analysis of I-V characteristics of solar cells," AJP 51, 68-70.
Muoy, Y. H., J. P. Charles, and M. Adbelkrim (1981), "Reliable and economical circuit IV characterization solar cells," AJP 49, 508-509.
Smith, R. P., A. A. -C. Hwang, T. Beetz, and E. Helgren (2018), "Introduction to semiconductor processing: Fabrication and characterization of p-n junction silicon solar cells," Am. J. Phys. 86 (10), 740 - 6.
Abdolkader, T. M., A. Shaker, and A. N. M. Alahmadi (2018), "Numerical simulation of tunneling through arbitrary potential barriers applied on MIM and MIIM rectenna diodes," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 39 (4), 045402 (24 pp.) .
Becque, J. P. and D. P. Halliday (2019), "Modelling an optimised thin film solar cell," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 40 (2), 025501 (26 pp.) .
Csernovszky, Z. and A. Horvath (2018), "Organic solar cells and physics education," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 39 (4), 045804 (16 pp.) .Kraftmakher, Y. (2000), "Photovoltaic cell: efficiency of energy conversion," Eur. J. Phys. 21 (2), 159-66.
Martil, I. and G. González Diáz (1992), "Determination of the dark and illuminated characteristic parameters of a solar cell from I-V characteristics," EJP 13, 193-197.
Zachariadou, K., K. Yiasemides, and N. Trougkakos (2012), "A Low-Cost Computer-Controlled Arduino-based Educational Laboratory System for Teaching the Fundamentals of Photovoltaic Cells," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 33(6), 1599 - 610.
Scheider, W. (1986), "Models in physics and engineering. A student lab examining the EMF-internal resistance model of a solar cell," Phys. Teach. 24 (8), 488-91.
Buckley, R. W. (1992), "School photovoltaics," Phys. Educ. 27, 323-326.
Arguel, P. and I. Massiot (2020), "Understanding the evolution of the geometry of silicon solar cells," Phys. Educ. 55 (1), 015006 (9 pp.) .
Munguiacutea Aguilar, H. and K. J. Mendoza Pentildea (2019), "Low cost automatic I-V curve generator for solar cells," Phys. Educ. (UK) 54 (5), 055026 (5 pp.) .
Other devices (temporary location)
Goodman, R. R., Jr., D. L. Heald, and R. C. Neville (1974), "Laboratory experiment in semiconductor surface-field effects," AJP 42, 572-579.
Joy, J., M. P. Date, B. M. Arora, K. L. Narasimhan, and S. Tallur (2018), "Capacitance-voltage profiling of MOS capacitors: a case study of hands-on semiconductor testing for an undergraduate laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 86(10), 787 - 96.
Kidd, R. and J. Ardini (1979), "Improved field-effect transistor equations for computer simulations," Am. J. Phys. 47, 268-273.Bolliger, D., R. S. Popovic, and Kohlert, D. (1998), "The sub-threshold behaviour of the MOS field-effect transistor," Eur. J. Phys. 19 (2), 125-31.
Kraftmakher, Y. (2012), "Digital Storage Oscilloscopes in the Undergraduate Laboratory," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 33, 1565 - 77.
Barnes, G. (1974), "Families of transistor characteristics on an oscilloscope," Phys. Teach. 12(4), 239-41.
Derman, S. (1975), "Transistor and triode characteristic curve tracing using the XY plotter [student experiment]," Phys. Teach. 13 (2), 98-100.
Herb, J. A. (1977), "Transistor identification [teaching]," Phys. Teach. 15 (1), 57.
Trevena, D. H. (1965), "Foward-emitter-diode characteristic of a junction transistor," AJP 33, 244.
H. Baltes (1996), "Is the femtoamp bipolar transistor DC operation feasible?," Eur. J. Phys. 17 (4), 197-204.
Joglekar, Y. N. and S. J. Wolf (2009), "The elusive memristor: properties of basic electrical circuits," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 30 (4), 661 - 75.
Peiponen, K. -E. and T. Tsuboi (1992), "Teaching the optical memories," Am. J. Phys. 60, 455-456.
Wautelet, M. (1999), "On the physics of micromachines," Eur. J. Phys. 20 (3), 29-30.
Kobiske, R. A. and J. L. Hock (1974), "The 4-layer trigger diode," Phys. Teach. 12 (3), 179.
Haimei Zhang, C. Belvin, Wanyi Li, J. Wang, J. Wainwright, R. Berg, and J. Bridger (2018), "Little bits of diamond: Optically detected magnetic resonance of nitrogen-vacancy centers," Am. J. Phys. 86, 225 - 36.
Potera, P., I. Stefaniuk, M. Kuzma, I. Virt, and B. Pukowska (2009), "Optical absorption and reflectivity spectra of highly chromium doped CdTe alloy and layer," Cent. Eur. J. Phys. (Poland) 7 (2), 299 - 303.
Natarajan, T. S., V. S. Murthy, S. Srinivasan, and S. Radhakrishna (1985), "A learning aid in electronics," Phys. Teach. 23, 51-4.
Miller, J. E., A. R. Reed, and D. P. Miller (1966), "Photoelectric charging of an electroscope," AJP 34, 172.