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tunnel diode

noun

  1. an extremely stable semiconductor diode, having a very narrow highly doped p-n junction, in which electrons travel across the junction by means of the tunnel effect Also calledEsaki diode
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Esaki's tiny gadget, called a tunnel diode, quickly found use as a switching device in electronic applications, performing much faster than a vacuum tube or even a transistor.

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