Abstract
The operation of the junction transistor depends on the flow of both majority and minority charge carriers. The other widely used type of transistor is the field effect transistor whose operation depends only on the flow of majority carriers. The field effect transistor is therefore called a unipolar device.
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Jayendran, A., Jayendran, R. (1996). The field effect transistor. In: Englisch für Elektroniker. Viewegs Fachbücher der Technik. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-84907-6_14
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