Schottky Diode — Study Resources & PYQs
Working principle and characteristics of Schottky diodes.
- Estimated study time: 30 minutes
Study resources
- Basic Electronics Tutorials - Diode section (Article) — Also has the Schottky diode page explaining why its forward drop is lower than a normal junction diode.
- Special Purpose Electronic Devices - MRCET notes (PDF) — Written notes covering Schottky diode construction alongside the other special-purpose diodes.
- Neso Academy - Analog Electronics: Special Semiconductor Diodes (Video) — Playlist lectures covering special-purpose diodes and their I-V characteristics, useful as a lead-in before reading about varactor/tunnel/Schottky diodes.
- Electronics Notes - PN Junction & Special Diode Types (incl. Varactor, Schottky) (Article) — Reference tutorial hub covering the PN junction diode plus links to varactor/varicap, Schottky and other special diode types with their applications.
- Schottky diode (Wikipedia) (Article) — Explains the metal-semiconductor junction of a Schottky diode, its low forward voltage drop, fast switching speed, and typical applications.
- Basic Electronics - Prof. M.B. Patil, IIT Bombay (NPTEL), curated by Class Central (Video) — NPTEL video course whose early weeks work through diode circuits and diode rectifiers in detail, followed by the physics and amplifier circuits of the bipolar junction transistor.
Taught in these subjects
- BASIC ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING — BECT11 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- ELECTRONICS CIRCUITS-I — BECT21 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- BASIC ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING — BECT11 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Fundamentals of Electronics Engineering — BECT22 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Basic Electronics Engineering — ECT1101 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu