Energy band diagram of a simple NPN w:bipolar junction transistor in forward-active mode showing electron energy versus position. The w:depletion regions of the emitter-base and base-collector junctions are marked. is the w:conduction band, indicates the quasi-w:fermi energy levels, is the intrinsic Fermi level of the undoped semiconductor, and is the w:valence band. This band alignment is due to the biasing conditions that correspond with forward-active mode; forward bias on the emitter-base junction and reverse bias on the base-collector junction.
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== Summary == Energy band diagram of a simple NPN bipolar junction transistor in forward-active mode showing electron energy versus position. The depletion regions of the emitter-base and base-collector junctions are marked. <math>E_c</math> is