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Semiconductor Physics

Diodes, transistors, LEDs, and solar cells — simulate the quantum mechanics of electron flow through the materials that power modern civilization.

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Semiconductors are the foundation of every electronic device on Earth. By controlling how electrons move through crystalline materials like silicon and gallium arsenide, engineers have built transistors, solar cells, LEDs, and lasers — devices that collectively define the modern world. The physics rests on quantum mechanics: energy bands, forbidden gaps, and the delicate dance of electrons and holes.

These simulations let you explore semiconductor behavior by tuning doping concentrations, applied voltages, temperature, and material properties. Watch PN junctions form depletion regions, see MOSFETs switch between on and off states, and trace how photons become electrons in solar cells or electrons become photons in LEDs.

5 interactive simulations

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Semiconductor Band Gap & Doping Simulator

Explore how temperature, doping concentration, and material type affect the band gap, Fermi level, and carrier concentrations in semiconductors

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LED Emission Spectrum & Efficiency Simulator

Simulate how band gap energy, temperature, and current density determine an LED's emission wavelength, spectral width, and luminous efficiency

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MOSFET Operation & Switching Simulator

Simulate MOSFET output characteristics, transfer curves, and switching behavior with adjustable gate voltage, threshold, and channel parameters

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PN Junction Diode Characteristics Simulator

Simulate the IV curve, depletion region, and built-in potential of a PN junction diode with adjustable doping concentrations, temperature, and applied voltage

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Solar Cell IV Curve & Efficiency Simulator

Simulate the current-voltage characteristics, maximum power point, and efficiency of a solar cell with adjustable irradiance, temperature, and cell parameters