​Two main advantages of Schottky diodes

Schottky diodes are widely used in electronic circuits and are low-power, ultra high speed electronic components. The two main advantages of Schottky diodes include:

(1) Due to the lower height of the Schottky barrier compared to the PN junction barrier, the forward conduction threshold voltage and forward voltage drop of the Schottky diode are both lower than the PN junction barrier, about 0.2V lower.

(2) Due to Schottky diodes being a majority carrier conducting device, there are no issues with minority carrier lifetime and reverse recovery.