Question

Different types of diode and uses

Answer 1

A diode is a specialized electronic component with two electrodes called the anode and the cathode. Most diodes are made with semiconductor materials such as silicon, germanium, or selenium. ... The fundamental property of a diode is its tendency to conduct electric current in only one direction.

Answer 2

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Diode is an electronic device conduct current in one direction i.e. either in the forward direction or in the reverse direction. 


Diodes are semiconductor devices - though they used to be vacuum tube devices, starting with an incandescent light bulb with a plate in the bulb with which Edison discovered the “Edison effect” .


Diodes are the fundamental device used in electronics due to its tendency to conduct current.
There are different types of diodes >>
Following of diodes are:

1. Small Signal Diode
2. Large Signal Diode
3. Zener Diode
4. Light Emitting Diode (LED)
5. Constant Current Diodes
6. Schottky Diode
7. Shockley Diode
8. Step Recovery Diodes
9. Tunnel Diode
10. Varactor Diode
11. Laser Diode
12. Transient Voltage Suppression Diode
13. Gold Doped Diodes
14. Super Barrier Diodes
15. Peltier Diode
16. Crystal Diode
17. Avalanche Diode.

Today’s most commonly used diode is semiconductor diode.



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