Practice mode Electrical Engineering

What is a disadvantage of fast recovery diodes?

Correct answer C. Doping is carried out

Explanation

Fast recovery is obtained by doping the silicon with gold or platinum to shorten carrier lifetime, but this doping raises the forward voltage drop and leakage current, which is a drawback.

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