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CHAPRER 5 The pn Junction and Metal-Semiconductor Contact Figure 5.19| Energy-band diagram of a forward-biased metal-semiconductor rectifying contact showing current directions. Also shown is the circuit symbol of a Schottky barrier diode. Approximation applies and that thermal equilibrium is not affected by this process. Figure 5.19 shows the one-dimensional barrier with an applied forward-bias voltage VD and shows two electron current density components. The current is the electron current density due to the flow of electrons from the semiconductor into the metal, and the current i