Analysis in equilibrium:
Solution of Poisson's Equation with suitable boundary conditions - Non-equilibrium analysis:
- The electron and hole densities are no longer linked together through the inverse relationship of Eq. (5) but by complex relationships involving all three variables Y , , p
- The three variables are generally independent of each other in the sense that knowledge of two of them does not direct automatically to knowledge of the third.
- The idea of Fermi energy is no longer valid but new quantities termed as the quasi-Fermi levels are employed and these are not in general constant.
- For static or dc analysis, the continuity equation turns into time independent so that only ordinary differential equations require to be solved.
- For dynamic analysis though, the partial differential equations have to be solved increasing the complexity of the analysis.