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   Reona Esaki (江崎 玲於奈 Esaki Reona, born March 12, 1925), also known as Leo Esaki, is a Japanese physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Ivar Giaever and Brian David Josephson for his work in electron tunneling in semiconductor materials which finally led to his invention of the Esaki diode, which exploited that ...

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Leo-EsakiLeo Esaki | Biography, Nobel Prize, Tunnel Diode, & Facts

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   Leo Esaki, Japanese solid-state physicist and researcher in conductivity who won a share of the 1973 Nobel Prize for Physics. He devised ways to modify the behavior of solid-state semiconductors by adding impurities, and this work led to his invention of the double diode, which became known as the Esaki diode.

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4. www.ibm.com › history › leo-esakiLeo Esaki | IBM

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   Esaki won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in electron tunneling in solids — research that forever changed the semiconductor industry. By age 48, he was one of the most respected research physicists in the world and a godfather of home computing.

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6. www.nobelprize.org › prizes › physicsLeo Esaki – Facts - NobelPrize.org

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   Leo Esaki. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1973. Born: 12 March 1925, Osaka, Japan. Affiliation at the time of the award: IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA. Prize motivation: “for their experimental discoveries regarding tunneling phenomena in semiconductors and superconductors, respectively” Prize share: 1/4. Work.

7. www.encyclopedia.com › leo-esakiLeo Esaki | Encyclopedia.com

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   May 18, 2018 · Learn about Leo Esaki, a Japanese physicist who invented the tunnel diode and won the Nobel Prize in 1973 for his work on electron tunneling in semiconductors. Find out his biography, achievements, and contributions to science and technology.

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   Learn about Leo Esaki's experimental discoveries of tunneling phenomena in semiconductors, which led to the development of the tunnel diode and the Esaki diode. Read his acceptance speech and the presentation speech by professor Stig Lundqvist of the Royal Academy of Sciences.

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   Who was Leo Esaki?

   • Leo Esaki (born 1925) was one of three winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973. Esaki was honored for his 1957 pioneering work in electron tunneling in semiconducting materials, which led to his creation of the Esaki diode, or tunnel diode. This technology helped advance research in optical and wireless communication devices.

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   Why did Leo Esaki win a Nobel Prize in physics?

   • In 1973, Leo Esaki shared with Giaever one half of the Nobel Prize in Physics “for their experimental discoveries regarding tunnelling phenomena in semiconductors and superconductors, respectively.”

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   What did Leo Esaki discover?

   • Through a seemingly simple experiment in 1958, Leo Esaki demonstrated a previously unknown type of tunneling in semiconductor material, material that is a cross between electrical conductors and insulators. The discovery is utilized in semiconductors known as tunnel diodes. It also led to further research on semiconductors.

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   What is Esaki diode used for?

   • The Esaki diode is used in computer data storage. Leo Esaki >Leo Esaki (born 1925) was one of three winners of the Nobel Prize in >Physics in 1973. Esaki was honored for his 1957 pioneering work in electron >tunneling in semiconducting materials, which led to his creation of the >Esaki diode, or tunnel diode.

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10. mediatheque.lindau-nobel.org › laureates › esakiResearch Profile - Leo Esaki | Lindau Mediatheque

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    Learn about the life and achievements of Leo Esaki, who discovered the quantum tunnelling of electrons in semiconductors and superconductors. Explore his research profile, his contributions to applied physics and industrial research, and his Nobel Prize recognition.