crystal rectifier

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crystal rectifier - a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction

junction rectifier, semiconductor diode, diode

LED, light-emitting diode - diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor - a conductor made with semiconducting material

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M.I.T. Radiation Laboratory Series

1925) was working with tiny crystal rectifiers (semiconductor diodes) and found, in 1957, that on occasion their resistance decreased with current intensity rather than increasing as expected.