Zener Diode — Study Resources & PYQs
Zener diode, breakdown phenomenon and applications.
- Estimated study time: 30 minutes
Study resources
- Basic Electronics Tutorials - Diode section (Zener and breakdown) (Article) — Scroll to the Zener entries for avalanche vs Zener breakdown and the Zener as a voltage regulator.
- Special Purpose Electronic Devices - MRCET notes (PDF) — Covers Zener breakdown and voltage-regulator use alongside the other special-purpose diodes in this syllabus.
- Neso Academy - Analog Electronics: Zener Diode & Voltage Regulator (Video) — Dedicated lectures on Zener breakdown, effect of temperature on Zener voltage, and using the Zener diode as a voltage regulator, with solved numericals.
- GeeksforGeeks - Difference Between PN Junction Diode and Zener Diode (Article) — Explains Zener breakdown, the controlled reverse-conduction region, and how the Zener diode is used for voltage regulation.
- Zener Diode: Definition, Symbol, Working Principle & Uses (Vedantu) (Article) — Explains what a Zener diode is, how it is heavily doped to give a sharp, well-defined reverse breakdown (Zener) voltage, and how this is exploited for voltage regulation.
- Basic Electronics - Prof. M.B. Patil, IIT Bombay (NPTEL), curated by Class Central (Video) — NPTEL video course whose early weeks work through diode circuits and diode rectifiers in detail, followed by the physics and amplifier circuits of the bipolar junction transistor.
- GeeksforGeeks - Difference Between Diode and Zener Diode (Special Purpose Diodes) (Article) — Summarises different special-purpose diodes including the photodiode (light to current) and LED (current to light) with their working principles.
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