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The document discusses the formation and properties of a PN junction. When a piece of silicon is doped to create both P-type and N-type regions, electrons diffuse across the boundary and create a depletion region. This depletion region is depleted of charge carriers and contains an electric field that forms a potential barrier. The potential barrier prevents further diffusion and is called the barrier potential, which is typically 0.7V for silicon. An energy band diagram illustrates the changing band struct

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