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there is difference between doping levels.In normal PN junction diode we add 1 impurity for 108 atoms where as in tunnel diode we add 1 impurity for 103 atoms.there is a probability that electrons may penetrate through barrier.So will not disappear

in tunnel diode we get maximum current before barrier disappear where as we get maximum current after break down(there is no barrier)

this effect lies within a certain voltage limit of 0.4V.

When we consider the energy band structure in case of PN junction diode the fermi level lies inside the forbidden energy gap.In case of tunnel diode,the fermi level lies outside the forbidden energy band.

In tunnel diode, there is a topic about negative resistance region where as we cannot discuss it in PN junction diode.

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The recombination energy is converted to heat energy(phonons) in junction diode and light energy (photons) in led.

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