Zener
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- Zener diodeZener diodeA Zener diode is a special kind of diode which allows current to flow in the forward direction in the same manner as an ideal diode, but will also permit it to flow in the reverse direction when the voltage is above a certain value known as the breakdown voltage, "Zener knee voltage" or "Zener...
, a type of electronic diode - Zener effectZener effectThe Zener effect is a type of electrical breakdown in a reverse biased P-N junction diode in which the electric field across the diode breaks some of the covalent bonds of the semiconductor atoms leading to a large number of free minority carriers, which suddenly increase the reverse current...
, a type of electrical breakdown which is employed in a Zener diode - Zener pinningZener pinningZener pinning is the influence of a dispersion of fine particles on the movement of low- and high angle grain boundaries through a polycrystalline material. Small particles act to prevent the motion of such boundaries by exerting a pinning pressure which counteracts the driving force pushing the...
, the influence of a dispersion of fine particles on the movement of low- and high angle grain boundaries through a polycrystalline material - Clarence ZenerClarence ZenerClarence Melvin Zener was the American physicist who first described the property concerning the breakdown of electrical insulators. These findings were later exploited by Bell Labs in the development of the Zener diode, which was duly named after him...
, the American physicist after whom the diode, effect and pinning are named
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- Zener cards, cards used to conduct experiments for extra-sensory perception
- Karl ZenerKarl ZenerKarl Edward Zener was a perceptual psychologist best known for his affiliation with Dr. J. B. Rhine and their work in the field of Extra-sensory perception or ESP....
, the American psychologist after whom the cards are named