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MENTAL MODEL · M6047

Tunnel Diode

Tunnel Diode
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

A semiconductor device that operates using the quantum tunneling effect. It exhibits negative resistance characteristics: as voltage increases, current decreases.

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Counterintuitive control characteristics. In certain complex social or psychological systems, there exists a "negative resistance region": the harder you try (higher voltage), the worse the effect (lower current). Identifying these regions and adopting a "step back" strategy (reducing voltage) can instead yield greater flow.

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Quantum tunneling causes the device to exhibit negative resistance in a specific range (voltage increases, current decreases), a counterintuitive nonlinear characteristic.

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