A Simplified Theory of Negative Resistance Diode

Abstract

For the first time, the thermo-emf is calculated in the two-temperatures approximation and taking into account non-equilibrium charge carriers. The results strongly differ from the results obtained in the one-temperature approximation. To emphasize the role played by these non-equilibrium charge carriers, it was considered a very thin semiconductor sample, so recombination processes and energy exchange processes are not present. The thermo-emf generated depends only on electron's parameters and Peltier's resistance appears.