Backward diode

In semiconductor devices, a backward diode (also called back diode^[2]) is a variation on a Zener diode or tunnel diode having a better conduction for small reverse biases (for example –0.1 to –0.6 V) than for forward bias voltages.

The reverse current in such a diode is by tunneling, which is also known as the tunnel effect.^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ Stanley William Amos, Roger S. Amos (1999). Newnes Dictionary of Electronics. Newnes. ISBN 0-7506-4331-5.
^ Paul Horowitz, Winfield Hill (1989). The Art of Electronics, 2nd edition. p. 891.
^ Anwar A. Khan and Kanchan K. Dey (2006). A First Course in Electronics. Prentice Hall of India. ISBN 81-203-2776-4.
^ S.L. Kakani (2004). Electronics Theory and Applications. New Age Intl. Ltd. ISBN 81-224-1536-9.
^ Karlheinz Seeger (2004). Semiconductor Physics: An Introduction. Springer. ISBN 3-540-21957-9.

[1] Stanley William Amos, Roger S. Amos (1999). Newnes Dictionary of Electronics. Newnes. ISBN 0-7506-4331-5.

[2] Paul Horowitz, Winfield Hill (1989). The Art of Electronics, 2nd edition. p. 891.

[3] Anwar A. Khan and Kanchan K. Dey (2006). A First Course in Electronics. Prentice Hall of India. ISBN 81-203-2776-4.

[Kakani-4] S.L. Kakani (2004). Electronics Theory and Applications. New Age Intl. Ltd. ISBN 81-224-1536-9.

[5] Karlheinz Seeger (2004). Semiconductor Physics: An Introduction. Springer. ISBN 3-540-21957-9.

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