Gunn effect

[guhn]

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noun Physics, Electronics.

the onset of microwave oscillations in a thin slice of a semiconductor when a voltage exceeding a given value is applied across the slice.

Origin of Gunn effect

named after J. B. Gunn (born 1928), British physicist, who discovered the effect in 1963

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Gunn effect

noun

a phenomenon observed in some semiconductors in which a steady electric field of magnitude greater than a threshold value generates electrical oscillations with microwave frequencies

Word Origin

C20: named after John Battiscombe Gunn (1928–2008), British physicist

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Gunn effect

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