Schockley diode equation in words

Can anyone explain schockley diode equation in words. eg. if voltage across diode increases what happens to current, or if temperature increases what happens to current.

Hi;

You can find your answer here:

http://www.hit.ac.il/staff/vagner/Schott…

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See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diode#p.E2.… The -1 is required to get the correct result for negative bias on the diode. In general the -1 can be ignored for forward bias voltages that are sufficient to get a few percent of rated current flowing.