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V-I Characteristics for a P-N Junction Diode

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is drift current is current due to minority charge carriers ? in diodes

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Dear student, no, drift current arises only due to movement of electrons and not just minority charge carriers. Holes doesnot have any contribution to the drift current.Regards

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