Back diode

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A Back diode or Backward diode is a tunnel diode that has better conduction for small reverse biases (typically –0.1 to –0.6 V) than for forward bias voltages.

It can be used as a high-speed rectifier for small signals, among other purposes.

Examples of back diodes include:

Links

Backward diode @ Wikipedia

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