Using stored energy considerations an operationally well defined general expression is derived for the capacitance of a p–n Junction. The separation of this capacitance into space charge and diffusion parts is carried out in a functional rather than a regional manner, based on the distinction between the time dependences of dielectric relaxation and carrier recombination.
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