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17-27-052

LED junction

transition layer between semiconductor regions of different electrical properties, or between a semiconductor and a layer of different type, of an LED

[SOURCE: IEC 60050-521:2002, 521-02-72, modified – Term qualified by "LED", and "being characterized by a potential barrier impeding the movement of charge carriers from one region to the other" replaced by "of an LED" in the definition.]

Publication date: 2020-12
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