Diodes

What is semiconductor doping?

What are p-type and n-type semiconductors? What charge carriers are dominant in p-type vs. n-type semiconductors?

What is charge mobility?

Which charge carriers are more mobile? Holes or electrons? Why?

What is a PN junction?

What is a depletion region?

What materials are commonly used for semiconductors?

How does a diode work?

What does a diode IV curve look like?

What are the different operation regions? How do given forward and reverse voltages dictate which region a diode is operating in?

What are the different kinds of diodes?

What is the typical forward voltage drop across a diode? Why is it this value? How does it differ for different diodes?