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Homework Statement
Determine the diode current with Is=50nA and an applied forward bias of 0.6V
Homework Equations
Id = Is ( e ^ (kVd/Tk) - 1)
The Attempt at a Solution
So my teacher is horrible and this is what I have been able to collect on my own.
Is = 50 and Vd = 0.6v
I'm pretty sure k is referring to Boltzmann’s constant k = 1.38 x 10^-23 J.K-1.
I'm pretty sure Tk is the room temperature in kelvin so that would be 298.
Plugging it all in I get
Id = 50 ( e ^ (((1.38 x 10^-23)(.6))/298)-1)
This gives me an answer of 1.389*10^-24
Something seems really off, if one of those constants I figured out is wrong please let me know.