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What happens to leakage current of the diode when temperature changes?
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The reverse-biased leakage of a diode is due to to two things.
One, a physical property of the diode known as free-carrier recombination. The electrons and positrons which exist near the p-n boundary are constantly re-combining. This creates a fixed current known as the saturation current. If the diode is reverse biased, then the saturation current flows in the external circuit.
Two, contamination in the diode causes a current which is like a resistor connected in parallel with the diode.
A good rule of thumb is that the total reverse-biased diode leakage current (One + Two) will double every 10 degrees C.
For the very best diodes, with tiny leakages, search for the forum comments of Dr. Winfield Hill on the topic of very clean diodes with ultra-low leakage.
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