An electrical component that only enables current to travel in a single path is called a diode. It is represented by a triangle with a line across one vertex.
Types of a diode:
Light Emitting Diode: Light is created whenever an electric current pass between electrodes and travels through the same diode. Light has been produced when a significant quantity of electric current flows through it.
Laser diode: It generates light that is coherent. It is widely utilized in CD drives, DVD players, as well as laser printers.
Avalanche diode: This diode typically reverses biased as well as functions using the avalanche phenomenon.
Zener diode: It can give a steady reference voltage, they are operated in reverse bias and fail when a particular voltage is applied.
Schottky diode: Its forward voltage is smaller than that of other silicon P-N junction diodes. The decrease will be visible when there is a low voltage as well as current ranges around and at a certain moment.
Photo-diode: A photo-diode could indeed detect even modest amounts of current flow caused by light, which is quite useful in detecting light.
P-N junction diode: This diode permits current to flow in a single path while blocking current flow in the other.
Therefore, by name, circuit use, and schematic symbol, the many diode kinds are easily distinguished.
