The origins of the leakage currents of p-n junction and Schottky diodes in all kinds of materials: A novel explanation based on impurity-photovoltaic-effect due to the self-absorption of the room-temperature infrared emission from materials

Jianming Li

A p-n junction is the basic building block for various semiconductor devices. A Schottky diode has characteristics that are essentially similar to those of the p-n junction diode.…