Posts tagged tunnel-diode

I have been trying to model this oscillator I was wondering if we can somehow predict the frequency of the oscillations.For small currents inside a diode from the Shockley diode equation $$ e^{x...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by MissMulan‭  ·  edited 9mo ago by Lorenzo Donati‭

The current through the tunnel diode is: where $I_{f}$ is the current from the Shockley diode equation and $I_{tunnel}$ is the tunnel current. Is there an expression for the tunnel current or i...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by MissMulan‭  ·  edited 9mo ago by Lorenzo Donati‭

I am trying to understand tunnel diodes by experimenting with them. Research tells me they can have negative resistance, and can be used to build a high frequency oscillator. Tunnel diodes are su...

4 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by tlfong01‭  ·  edited 9mo ago by Lorenzo Donati‭