Please explain me - width of depletion layer varies

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The width of the depletion layer in semiconductor junctions varies inversely with doping concentration; lower doping levels result in a wider depletion region due to less charge carrier neutralization. As doping increases, the depletion width decreases because the charge carriers neutralize more quickly over a shorter distance. In reverse bias conditions, increasing the voltage leads to a wider depletion layer, while in a thyristor's forward blocking state, the width of the reverse-biased junction decreases with increased voltage due to local voltage variations. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for semiconductor applications. The interplay of doping levels and voltage conditions significantly influences the behavior of depletion layers.
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please explain me -- width of depletion layer varies

hey guys,
i need to know how does width of depletion layer varies with various factors and i have mentioned all my queries below
1.first of all i want to know how does width of depletion layer increases with decrease in doping content??as per my knowledge when p and n regions r combined to form a junction electrons from n region and holes from p region move to p and n regions respectively leaving behind immobile charges and from this we can conclude that as the doping content increases width should decrease but opposite of this actually happens.why and how?
2.when we increase the potential drop in case of reverse bias, width of depletion layer increases but in case of thyristor when it is in forward blocking state and we increase the voltage the width of j2 junction which is reversed biased decreases that's what given in md singh and khanchandani. how does all this happen..please someone explain this ...
thanks
 
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Semiconductors 101:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depletion_region

1. Increasing doping causes neutralization to occur "sooner" in distance ergo smaller width, and vice versa.

2. The voltage is relative to other junctions - locally it is less reverse biased.
 

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