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tunnel diode

type of semiconductor diode
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tunnel diode

Summary

tunnel diode ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • tunnel diode is credited with the discovery of Leo Esaki[2].
  • tunnel diode is a type of semiconductor diode[3].
  • tunnel diode's Commons category is recorded as Tunnel diodes[4].

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Definition and Type

tunnel diode is a type of semiconductor diode[3].

Why It Matters

tunnel diode ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Related Entities

Leo Esaki

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Leo Esaki
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 4221114
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007555903905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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