[BEST] Applications and Uses of Tunnel Diode with Advantages

There is a huge application and use of tunnel diode in electrical and electronic circuits. Tunnel diode has many important advantages, so they are used in electrical as well as electronic circuits.  Tunnel Diodes are working in the principle of the Tunneling Effect. Tunnel Diode has negative resistance due to the quantum mechanical effect which is called tunneling. Tunnel diodes are heavily dopped diodes. Tunnel Diodes are also called as Esaki Diode.

Tunnel Diode has negative resistance characteristics that mean if the voltage across it increases then the current through it will decrease.

Application and Use of Tunnel Diode

1. Tunnel Diodes are mostly used in low-voltage and high-frequency applications such as RF circuits.

2. Tunnel Diodes are used in frequency converter circuits.

3. Tunnel diode has low capacitance characteristics which is why it is also used in Microwave Oscillators, relaxation oscillators, etc.

4. Tunnel Diodes are used as detectors in radio communication circuits to extract information from a modulated radio frequency signal.

5. Tunnel diodes are used in one-shot multivibrator circuits.

6. Tunnel diodes are used in digital memory storage devices because of their triple-valued characteristics.

7. Tunnel diodes are used in digital mixers and audio circuits.

8. Tunnel diodes are used in very high-speed switching applications.

9. Tunnel Diodes are used in RF amplifier circuits, pulse generator circuits, etc.

10. Tunnel Diodes are used in the RF detector circuit for microwave applications.

11. Tunnel diodes are used in solid-state oscillator circuits, triggering circuits, counter circuits, tuner circuits, microwave amplifier circuits, etc.

Advantages of Tunnel Diode

1. The tunnel diode has high-speed switching characteristics.

2. Tunnel Diode has low capacitance effects.

3. The tunnel diode has a Tripple-valued feature of its current curve.

4. Tunnel diodes have very much longevity than other diodes.

5. A tunnel diode is a very low-power and low-noise-creating device.

6. They are suitable for high-frequency applications.




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