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	[[File:640px-Zener_Diode.jpg\|360px\|thumb\|right\|Figure 1. A diode.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (July 21, 2015). ''Diode'' [Online]. Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Zener_Diode.JPG/1280px-Zener_Diode.JPG</ref>]]		[[File:640px-Zener_Diode.jpg\|360px\|thumb\|right\|Figure 1. A diode.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (July 21, 2015). ''Diode'' [Online]. Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Zener_Diode.JPG/1280px-Zener_Diode.JPG</ref>]]
	<onlyinclude>A '''diode''' is an [[electrical component]] ~~with the fundamental property of only allowing~~ [[electric current]] to flow in one direction ~~through it~~. This property is essential to the conversion of [[alternating current]] into [[direct current]], which is why diodes are commonly found in [[AC adapter]]s and other rectifier [[circuit]]s.</onlyinclude> The most common type of diode nowadays is the semiconductor diode (see Figure 1).<ref name = "a">''Introduction to Diodes and Rectifiers'' [Online]. Available: http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/semiconductors/chpt-3/introduction-to-diodes-and-rectifiers/</ref><ref>''The P-N Junction Diode'' [Online]. Available: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/solids/diod.html</ref>		<onlyinclude>A '''diode''' is an [[electrical component]] that allows [[electric current]] to flow in one direction but not the other. This property is essential to the conversion of [[alternating current]] into [[direct current]], which is why diodes are commonly found in [[AC adapter]]s and other rectifier [[circuit]]s.</onlyinclude> The most common type of diode nowadays is the semiconductor diode (see Figure 1).<ref name = "a">''Introduction to Diodes and Rectifiers'' [Online]. Available: http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/semiconductors/chpt-3/introduction-to-diodes-and-rectifiers/</ref><ref>''The P-N Junction Diode'' [Online]. Available: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/solids/diod.html</ref>

	Additionally, diodes can give off light, and these are called [[light emitting diode]]s, or LEDs. Commercial [[LED light bulb]]s have been available since the 1960s, but technical developments and improvements in the 1990s and 2000s greatly boosted their popularity.<ref>''Technical Articles'' [Online]. Available: http://www.marktechopto.com/the-history-of-leds-and-led-technology.cfm</ref><ref>''LEDs and OLEDs'' [Online]. Available: http://www.edisontechcenter.org/LED.html</ref> This product helps reduce [[energy]] consumption, and avoids the [[mercury]] contamination of [[CFL light bulb\|compact florescent bulbs]]. Another key advantage is that LEDs almost never burn out the way traditional light bulbs do. The physics of these diodes are quite closely related to [[photovoltaic cell]]s. LEDs take electricity and make [[light]], while photovoltaic cells take light and make electricity.		Additionally, diodes can give off light, and these are called [[light emitting diode]]s, or LEDs. Commercial [[LED light bulb]]s have been available since the 1960s, but technical developments and improvements in the 1990s and 2000s greatly boosted their popularity.<ref>''Technical Articles'' [Online]. Available: http://www.marktechopto.com/the-history-of-leds-and-led-technology.cfm</ref><ref>''LEDs and OLEDs'' [Online]. Available: http://www.edisontechcenter.org/LED.html</ref> This product helps reduce [[energy]] consumption, and avoids the [[mercury]] contamination of [[CFL light bulb\|compact florescent bulbs]]. Another key advantage is that LEDs almost never burn out the way traditional light bulbs do. The physics of these diodes are quite closely related to [[photovoltaic cell]]s. LEDs take electricity and make [[light]], while photovoltaic cells take light and make electricity.

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	[[File:640px-Zener_Diode.jpg\|360px\|thumb\|right\|Figure 1. A diode.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (July 21, 2015). ''Diode'' [Online]. Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Zener_Diode.JPG/1280px-Zener_Diode.JPG</ref>]]		[[File:640px-Zener_Diode.jpg\|360px\|thumb\|right\|Figure 1. A diode.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (July 21, 2015). ''Diode'' [Online]. Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Zener_Diode.JPG/1280px-Zener_Diode.JPG</ref>]]
	<onlyinclude>A '''diode''' is an [[electrical component]] with the fundamental property of only allowing [[current]] to flow in one direction through it. This property is essential to the conversion of [[alternating current]] into [[direct current]], which is why diodes are commonly found in [[AC adapter]]s and other rectifier [[circuit]]s.</onlyinclude> The most common type of diode nowadays is the semiconductor diode (see Figure 1).<ref name = "a">''Introduction to Diodes and Rectifiers'' [Online]. Available: http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/semiconductors/chpt-3/introduction-to-diodes-and-rectifiers/</ref><ref>''The P-N Junction Diode'' [Online]. Available: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/solids/diod.html</ref>		<onlyinclude>A '''diode''' is an [[electrical component]] with the fundamental property of only allowing [[electric current]] to flow in one direction through it. This property is essential to the conversion of [[alternating current]] into [[direct current]], which is why diodes are commonly found in [[AC adapter]]s and other rectifier [[circuit]]s.</onlyinclude> The most common type of diode nowadays is the semiconductor diode (see Figure 1).<ref name = "a">''Introduction to Diodes and Rectifiers'' [Online]. Available: http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/semiconductors/chpt-3/introduction-to-diodes-and-rectifiers/</ref><ref>''The P-N Junction Diode'' [Online]. Available: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/solids/diod.html</ref>

	Additionally, diodes can give off light, and these are called [[light emitting diode]]s, or LEDs. Commercial [[LED light bulb]]s have been available since the 1960s, but technical developments and improvements in the 1990s and 2000s greatly boosted their popularity.<ref>''Technical Articles'' [Online]. Available: http://www.marktechopto.com/the-history-of-leds-and-led-technology.cfm</ref><ref>''LEDs and OLEDs'' [Online]. Available: http://www.edisontechcenter.org/LED.html</ref> This product helps reduce [[energy]] consumption, and avoids the [[mercury]] contamination of [[CFL light bulb\|compact florescent bulbs]]. Another key advantage is that LEDs almost never burn out the way traditional light bulbs do. The physics of these diodes are quite closely related to [[photovoltaic cell]]s. LEDs take electricity and make [[light]], while photovoltaic cells take light and make electricity.		Additionally, diodes can give off light, and these are called [[light emitting diode]]s, or LEDs. Commercial [[LED light bulb]]s have been available since the 1960s, but technical developments and improvements in the 1990s and 2000s greatly boosted their popularity.<ref>''Technical Articles'' [Online]. Available: http://www.marktechopto.com/the-history-of-leds-and-led-technology.cfm</ref><ref>''LEDs and OLEDs'' [Online]. Available: http://www.edisontechcenter.org/LED.html</ref> This product helps reduce [[energy]] consumption, and avoids the [[mercury]] contamination of [[CFL light bulb\|compact florescent bulbs]]. Another key advantage is that LEDs almost never burn out the way traditional light bulbs do. The physics of these diodes are quite closely related to [[photovoltaic cell]]s. LEDs take electricity and make [[light]], while photovoltaic cells take light and make electricity.

	For more information about diodes, visit [[diode operation]] or [http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/semiconductors/#chpt-3 ''All About Circuits''].		For more information about diodes, visit [[diode operation]] or [http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/semiconductors/#chpt-3 ''All About Circuits''].

			== For Further Reading ==
			For further information please see the related pages below:
			*[[Diode operation]]
			*[[Direct current]]
			*[[AC to DC adapter]]
			*[[Photovoltaic cell]]
			*[[Electric current]]
			* Or explore a [[Special:Random\| random page!]]

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[[File:640px-Zener_Diode.jpg|360px|thumb|right|Figure 1. A diode.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (July 21, 2015). ''Diode'' [Online]. Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Zener_Diode.JPG/1280px-Zener_Diode.JPG</ref>]]
<onlyinclude>A '''diode''' is an [[electrical component]] with the fundamental property of only allowing [[current]] to flow in one direction through it. This property is essential to the conversion of [[alternating current]] into [[direct current]], which is why diodes are commonly found in [[AC adapter]]s and other rectifier [[circuit]]s.</onlyinclude> The most common type of diode nowadays is the semiconductor diode (see Figure 1).<ref name = "a">''Introduction to Diodes and Rectifiers'' [Online]. Available: http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/semiconductors/chpt-3/introduction-to-diodes-and-rectifiers/</ref><ref>''The P-N Junction Diode'' [Online]. Available: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/solids/diod.html</ref>

Additionally, diodes can give off light, and these are called [[light emitting diode]]s, or LEDs. Commercial [[LED light bulb]]s have been available since the 1960s, but technical developments and improvements in the 1990s and 2000s greatly boosted their popularity.<ref>''Technical Articles'' [Online]. Available: http://www.marktechopto.com/the-history-of-leds-and-led-technology.cfm</ref><ref>''LEDs and OLEDs'' [Online]. Available: http://www.edisontechcenter.org/LED.html</ref> This product helps reduce [[energy]] consumption, and avoids the [[mercury]] contamination of [[CFL light bulb|compact florescent bulbs]]. Another key advantage is that LEDs almost never burn out the way traditional light bulbs do. The physics of these diodes are quite closely related to [[photovoltaic cell]]s. LEDs take electricity and make [[light]], while photovoltaic cells take light and make electricity.

For more information about diodes, visit [[diode operation]] or [http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/semiconductors/#chpt-3 ''All About Circuits''].

==References==
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