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An electrical junction is a point or area where (a) two or more conductors or (b) different semiconducting regions of differing electrical properties make physical contact.^[1] Electrical junctions types include thermoelectricity junctions, metal–semiconductor junctions and p–n junctions. Junctions are either rectifying or non-rectifying. Non-rectifying junctions comprise ohmic contacts, which are characterised by a linear current–voltage ( $I-V$ ) relation. Electronic components employing rectifying junctions include p–n diodes, Schottky diodes and bipolar junction transistors.

References

^ Butterfield, Andrew J.; Szymanski, John, eds. (2018). A Dictionary of Electronics and Electrical Engineering. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198725725.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-872572-5.

[1] Butterfield, Andrew J.; Szymanski, John, eds. (2018). A Dictionary of Electronics and Electrical Engineering. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198725725.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-872572-5.

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+An '''electrical junction''' is a point or area where (a) two or more [[Conductor (science)|conductors]] or (b) different [[semiconducting]] regions of differing electrical properties make physical contact.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198725725.001.0001/acref-9780198725725 |title=A Dictionary of Electronics and Electrical Engineering |date=2018 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-872572-5 |editor-last=Butterfield |editor-first=Andrew J. |volume=1 |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780198725725.001.0001 |editor-last2=Szymanski |editor-first2=John}}</ref> Electrical junctions types include [[thermoelectricity]] junctions, [[metal–semiconductor junction]]s and [[p–n junction]]s. Junctions are either [[rectifying]] or non-rectifying. Non-rectifying junctions comprise [[ohmic contact]]s, which are characterised by a linear current–voltage (<math>I-V</math>) relation. [[Electronic component]]s employing rectifying junctions include [[p–n diode]]s, [[Schottky diode]]s and [[bipolar junction transistor]]s.
-An '''electrical junction''' is a point or area where multiple conductors or semiconductors make physical contact. Electrical junctions types include [[thermoelectricity]] junctions, [[metal–semiconductor junction]]s and [[p–n junction]]s. Junctions are either [[rectifying]] or non-rectifying. Non-rectifying junctions are called [[ohmic contact]]s. [[Electronic component]]s employing rectifying junctions include [[p–n diode]]s, [[Schottky diode]]s and [[bipolar junction transistor]]s.
 == See also ==
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 * [[p–n junction isolation]]
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-[[Category:Electricity]]
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+[[Category:Electricity|Junction]]
 [[Category:Semiconductor structures]]