tunnel diode
C23404
concept
A tunnel diode is a heavily doped semiconductor diode that exhibits negative differential resistance due to quantum mechanical tunneling, enabling high-speed switching and oscillation at microwave frequencies.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| quantum-effect semiconductor device | 1 |
| tunnel diode canonical | 1 |
| tunneling diode | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: tunnel diode
Generated description
A tunnel diode is a heavily doped semiconductor diode that exhibits negative differential resistance due to quantum mechanical tunneling, enabling high-speed switching and oscillation at microwave frequencies.
Instances (2)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Esaki diode | — |
| resonant tunneling diode | quantum-effect semiconductor device |