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This chapter presents the basic working principle and characteristics of Schottky barrier diodes including its equivalent circuit and applications in communication systems. Temperature behaviour of Schottky barrier diodes and its effect on performance of the diode-based circuits are also presented.
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Bera, S.C. (2019). Schottky Diode. In: Microwave Active Devices and Circuits for Communication. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 533. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3004-9_3
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