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Name: Diffusion
ID: m11340
Language: English (en)
Summary: The module discusses the process of electrons moving across a p-n or n-p junction known as diffusion.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: ambipolar, diffusion, diffusion coefficient, electrons, electron transport, Fick's First Law, holes, minority carriers, p-n junction
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 1.0)
Authors: Bill Wilson (wlw@madriver.net)
Copyright Holders: Bill Wilson (wlw@madriver.net)
Maintainers: Elizabeth Gregory (elizabeth.gregory@gmail.com), Bill Wilson (wlw@madriver.net), Jeffrey Silverman (JSilverman@astro.berkeley.edu)
Version: 1.1 (history)
Created: Jun 17, 2003 12:00 am GMT-5
Revised: Jun 20, 2003 12:00 am GMT-5

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Version: 1.1 Jun 20, 2003 12:00 am GMT-5 by Elizabeth Gregory
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