Basic Electronics Lab
SIM ACTIVE
v1.0

Diode I-V Characteristics

Real-time plot of diode current vs. voltage using the Shockley diode equation with Zener breakdown region.

5V
1V 10V
1000Ī©
100Ī© 10000Ī©

Hover your mouse over the graph to read values.

V_D (cursor) — V
I_D (cursor) — mA
Mode Standard
I-V Characteristic Curve
Move cursor over graph for live V_D / I_D readings  |  X: V_D   Y: I_D
Standard
Zener
Active Equation:
I_D = I_S Ɨ (e^(V_D / nĀ·V_T) āˆ’ 1)
I_S = 1Ɨ10⁻¹² A V_T = 25.85 mV n = 1.0
+ āˆ’ Vs R D ← V_D → I_D