p–n junction

semiconductor–semiconductor junction, formed at the boundary between a p-type and n-type semiconductor
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p–n junction

Summary

p–n junction ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (426 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • p–n junction's image is recorded as PN diode with electrical symbol.svg[2].
  • p–n junction's GND ID is recorded as 4174949-2[3].
  • p–n junction's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85119913[4].
  • p–n junction's subclass of is recorded as electrical junction[5].
  • p–n junction's Commons category is recorded as PN-junction diagrams[6].
  • p–n junction's has part is recorded as extrinsic semiconductor[7].
  • p–n junction's has part is recorded as p-type semiconductor[8].
  • p–n junction's has part is recorded as n-type semiconductor[9].
  • p–n junction's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r8hm[10].
  • p–n junction's PSH ID is recorded as 3526[11].
  • p–n junction's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/p-n-junction[12].
  • p–n junction's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 3147161[13].
  • p–n junction's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 62628764[14].
  • p–n junction's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 4001724[15].
  • p–n junction's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007531628405171[16].
  • p–n junction's Lex ID is recorded as pn-overgang[17].
  • p–n junction's Treccani's Dizionario delle Scienze Fisiche ID is recorded as p-n[18].
  • p–n junction's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C62628764[19].
  • p–n junction's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2987974824[20].
  • p–n junction's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 221309[21].
  • p–n junction's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 130668[22].
  • p–n junction's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/0c02ad6f-50e6-4bc0-b888-3fee56058a22[23].

Why It Matters

p–n junction ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (426 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
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  15. [16] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
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  18. [19] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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