Round 7: Tossup 11

A highly doped type of these circuit components that displays negative resistance due to quantum tunneling was developed by Leo Esaki. (15[1])Four of these components in a namesake “bridge” convert AC to DC (-5[1])in a common type of rectifier. These components (-5[1])may experience avalanche breakdown above the Zener voltage, and they are symbolized on a circuit diagram by a (*) triangle pointing into a line. (10[1]-5[1])A p-n junction makes up one of these components, which have a forward or reverse bias. Ideally, these components only allow current to flow (10[1])in one direction. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, name these components which have a “light-emitting” (10[1])type. ■END■ (10[5]0[8])

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