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a heavily doped p-n junction in which quantum tunneling produces a region of negative differential resistance.

In semiconductor devices, tunnel diode refers to a heavily doped p-n junction in which quantum tunneling produces a region of negative differential resistance. This meaning comes from Esaki (1958) in Physical Review.[1]

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References

Esaki, L. (1958). New phenomenon in narrow germanium p-n junctions. Physical Review, 109(2), 603-604. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.109.603

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