Tunnel Diode Definition

noun
A semiconductor diode, containing many impurities, in which an increase in voltage across the diode first produces an increase in current, then a decrease, and finally another increase.
Webster's New World

(physics) A semiconductor diode that has negative resistance in the forward direction of its operating range due to quantum effects.

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Noun

Singular:
tunnel diode
Plural:
tunnel diodes

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