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Tunnel Diode

The document discusses the tunnel diode, a heavily-doped p-n junction semiconductor device that was introduced in 1958 and exhibits tunneling behavior. It summarizes the key characteristics of a tunnel diode, including its I-V curve showing peak and valley currents and voltages. Applications of tunnel diodes include use as ultra-high speed switches, logic/memory devices, amplifiers, and microwave oscillators.

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Tunnel Diode

The document discusses the tunnel diode, a heavily-doped p-n junction semiconductor device that was introduced in 1958 and exhibits tunneling behavior. It summarizes the key characteristics of a tunnel diode, including its I-V curve showing peak and valley currents and voltages. Applications of tunnel diodes include use as ultra-high speed switches, logic/memory devices, amplifiers, and microwave oscillators.

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Tunnel Diode

Tunnel Diode
It was introduced by Leo Esaki in 1958. Heavily-doped p-n junction Width of the depletion layer is very small (about 100 A). It is generally made up of Ge and GaAs It shows tunneling phenomenon

VI Characteristics of Tunnel Diode

AT ZERO BIAS (A)

AT SMALL FORWARD VOLTAGE (10 mV)

AT MAXIMUM TUNNELING CURENT (B)

(50 mV)

AT DECREASING CURRENT REGION

(B to C)

AT HIGHER FORWARD VOLTAGE (At C- No tunnel current)

AT REVERSE BIAS VOLTAGE (R)

CHARACTERISTIC OF TUNNEL DIODE


Ip:- Peak Current

Iv :- Valley Current
Vp:- Peak Voltage Vv:- Valley Voltage

Equivalent Circuit Of Tunnel Diode When Biased In Negative Resistance Region

Cj- junction diffusion capacitance Rn - Negative resistance of the device in the NRR Ls - Series Inductance Rs - Series Resistance - At higher frequencies the series Rs and Ls can be ignored

Application of Tunnel Diode


Used as an ultra high speed switch Used as logic memory storage device Used as an Amplifier Used as Microwave oscillator Tunnel diode oscillator applied as sensormodulator for telemetry of temperature in human beings and animals

Reference
Electronic Devices & Circuits by S Salivahanan

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