For 10 points—name these devices that allow current to pass in only one direction.
When these devices exploit their voltage-dependent variable capacitance they are known as varactors. Barring the creation of local hot spots, a non-destructive avalanche current is produced by electron-hole pair propagation when the electric field within the (*) depletion region of these devices reaches a critical value. Majority carriers exist in an energy state greater than the Fermi energy in the Schottky barrier variety and those that operate in reverse breakdown are named after Zener. For 10 points—name these devices that allow current to pass in only one direction.
When these devices exploit their voltage-dependent variable capacitance they are known as varactors.
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