Why germanium has a 0.3v knee-voltage while silicon has 0.7v?
I have try surfing on the internet about why germanium and silicon have
a difference in this area. Is it something to do with energy band gap?
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- Re: BD-2 Blues Driver Mods
... C100 (the tone pot capacitor). ... I've never much liked its OD sound, ... germanium diodes cause the distortion to come in more gradually so it ... series approx equals one silicon. ...
(alt.guitar) - Re: Microwave diode?
... "1N23B is a point contact silicon diode. ... Germanium point contact. ... Actually,the 1N21 and 1N23 diodes were silicon from the beginning. ... the early history of silicon devices. ...
(sci.electronics.design) - Re: Microwave diode?
... "1N23B is a point contact silicon diode. ... Germanium point contact. ... Actually,the 1N21 and 1N23 diodes were silicon from the beginning. ... the early history of silicon devices. ...
(sci.electronics.design) - Re: Microwave diode?
... "1N23B is a point contact silicon diode. ... Germanium point contact. ... Actually,the 1N21 and 1N23 diodes were silicon from the beginning. ... the early history of silicon devices. ...
(sci.electronics.design) - Re: eBay: Chandler Germanium preamp
... I always thought that Germainium transistors were an inferior ... Back in the mid 50s through mid 60s, germanium was all we had. ... silicon. ... Power amps built with germanium output devices were often very easy to fry, ...
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